Calcutta ASJA Masjid
Calcutta Road, Freeport
The Calcutta Asja Masjid, 1863
Perhaps the first Masjid built in Trinidad was the Calcutta Asja Masjid, founded in 1863 (Ali, 2009). It was founded in Freeport by Dookie Meah, who arrived on the Fatel Razack. He was assigned to Exchange Estate in Couva. He approached the state and was given a Crown Grant (meaning state lands) to establish a mosque. In 1868 the Governor exempted the mosque from rates and taxes.
— Source National Trust TT
