Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Clark County. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management’s estimate in July of 2008, the city has a population of 163,186 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, which is the 23rd largest metropolitan area in the United States with over 2 million residents. The city has many outlets, stores, and shops that provide Muslim and Middle Eastern merchandise 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. Read about Pakistani Americans here
Islamic businesses in Vancouver and surrounding areas of Washington include some of the following stores.
- Islamic Idriss Mosque
- Islamic Educational Center of Seattle
- Islamic Center of Tacoma
- Islamic Center of Eastside
- Islamic Center of Olympia
- Islamic Center of Kent
- Seattle Muslim Community
- Islamic Clothing Chicago
- Turkish Americans and Muslims