Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787; however, according to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau’s estimates, the city’s population fell slightly to 108,687. It is the county seat of Pinellas County. Clearwater is the smallest of the three principal cities in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area. The city has many outlets, stores, and shops that provide Muslim and Middle Eastern merchandize that includes Halal meat, Islamic Clothing, Groceries, Books, Mushaf Quran, 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 Clearwater and surrounding areas of Florida include some of the following stores.
1. Jacksonville Masjid of Al – Islam
- Islamic Center Imam
- Islamic Society Of Central Florida – Miami Muslim Clothing Stores
- The Islamic School Of Miami
- Muslim Communities Assocation of South Florida
- Islamic Jaffaria Assocation, Inc
- Islamic Society of TampaBay Area
- Madinatul Ilm Islamic Center
- Islamic Society of New Tampa
- American Islamic Center
- Muhammad’s Mosques #95
- International Institute of Islamic Medicine
- Islamic Society of Sarasota and Bradenton
- Islamic Center Of Orlando
- Husseini Islamic Center
- Masjid AL Iman
- Islamic Center of Broward
- NUR UL ISLAMACADEMY
- Islamic Center OF Tallahassee
- Islamic Center for PEACE
- Islamic Center of Palm Beach, Inc