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The government has ordered the in southwestern France for allegedly "promotingÌýradical Islam", the TurkishÌý´¡²Ô²¹»å´Ç±ô³ÜÌýnews agency reported on Tuesday.

The mosque will be shuttered for a period of six months, according to the Turkish news agency.

Al-Farouk Mosque, located in Pessac, near the city of wasÌýaccused by the Gironde department council of "spreading Salafist ideology", according to an official statement.

It also alleged that the Pessac Muslims Rally, the organisation which runs the mosque, conducted sermons urging worshippers not to conformÌýwith and "justified terror attacks".

The mosque was also accused ofÌý"inciting hate"ÌýagainstÌýIsrael, and "voicing support for terror organisations".

Violations of the department’s order will result in a six-month prison sentence and a fine of 7,500 euros ($8,242), according to the statement.

The Pessac Muslims Rally denounced the Gironde department's decision in a statement published on its Facebook page, labelling it as "unfair"Ìýand a "collective punishment for as Ramadan is approaching".

The organisation also accused the Gironde department of abuse of powerÌýand said it would appeal the decision at Bordeaux's Administrative Court later this week.

A lawyer for the Pessac Muslims Rally, Sefen Guez Guez said that the organisation had deleted any social media posts alluding to the prefecture's accusations "without hesitation", andÌýreplacedÌýits social media page's managers.

"The Muslim community of Pessac feels that [the mosque closure] is a for words that were uttered by third parties [anonymous Internet users]Ìýheld a long time ago which have since been withdrawn,"Ìýthe lawyer added.

France, which is home to Europe’s largest Muslim community, has increased its targeting of the religious minority, by raiding and Ìýmosques and Islamic associations, as well as implementing a controversialÌý"anti-separatism" bill.

The proposed law aims to counter "separatism"Ìýin French society but has been slammed by activists for unfairly discriminating against France’s , which number at 3.35 million.