Minneapolis nicknamed “City of Lakes” and the “MillCity,” is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 47th largest in the United States. Its name is attributed to the city’s first schoolteacher, who combined mina, the Dakota word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city.
Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river’s confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state’s capital. Known as the “Twin Cities,” Minneapolis-St. Paul is the 13th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with 3.5 million residents. The Metropolitan Council estimated the city’s population in 2009 as 390,131. The city has many outlets, stores, and shops that provide Muslim and Middle Eastern merchandize that includes Halal meat, Islamic Clothing, Groceries, Books, Clothing, Indian jewelry, wedding and marriage dresses.
Islamic stores and businesses includes ethnic products from countries such as India, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Persian, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi-Arabia, Dubai, UAE, Jordan, Palestine, Morocco, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Yemen, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and many other countries.
Islamic businesses in Minneapolis and surrounding areas of Minnesota include some of the following stores.
- Al HudaCenter
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