Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of AllenCounty. As of 2008, the city had an estimated population of 251,591, ranking it the 73rd largest city in the nation. It is the second largest city in Indiana, after Indianapolis. The municipality is located in northeastern Indiana, approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border.
Fort Wayne is the principal city of the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that encompasses Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, for an estimated population of 411,154. In addition to those three counties, the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn CSA, a combined statistical area, includes Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, and Noble counties, for a population of 570,779.
Under the direction of American Revolutionary War statesman General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, the United States Army built Fort Wayne last in a series of forts near the Miami Indian village of Kecking in 1794. Named in Wayne’s honor, Fort Wayne established itself at the confluence of the St. Joseph River, St. Mary’s River, and Maumee River as a trading post for European settlers. The village was platted in 1823 and experienced tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal.
Islamic Clothing information can be obtained from the following Islamic shops, and mosques in Fort Wayne and surrounding areas.
- Avicenna Academy
- Eman Elementary School
- School of Knowledge (Madrasa-Tul-Ilm)