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Tag village mosque
Summary of question
Is it permissible to name a village mosque and the only mosque in a village as central mosque?
question
Is it permissible to name a village mosque and the only mosque in a village as central mosque?
Concise answer
There is no problem in doing so. In case the mosque does not belong to a particular group of people or ethnicity, it would be considered as the central mosque.
Index:
Some grand religious authorities have responded to this question.[i]
Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah grant him long life):
There is no problem in it per se. 
Grand Ayatollah Saafi Gulpaigani (may Allah grant him long life):
There is no objection in it.
Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi (may Allah grant him long life):
There is no problem in it.
Grand Ayatollah Noori Hamedani (may Allah grant him long life):
In case it is frequented by all people and it does not belong to a specific group of people, it is considered to be masjid-e jami' (central mosque).
Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani (may Allah grant him long life):
There is no problem.
 

[i] The question has been sent by Islamquest team to the offices of grand Ayatollah Khamenei, Makarem Shirazi, Saafi Gulpaigani, and Noori Hamedani (may Allah grant them long life).