List of mosques in the United Kingdom
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This is an Incomplete list of mosques in the United Kingdom listed by regions in Scotland, England and Wales.
Contents
England
East
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Faidhan-e-Madina Mosque | Peterborough |
London
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Abbey Mills Mosque | London | 1910 | Tablighi Jamaat, Deobandi | ||
Aziziye Mosque | London | 1983 | Turkish | ||
Fazl Mosque | London | 1924 | Ahmadiyya | First mosque in London: 1924, also known as the 'London Mosque' | |
Baitul Futuh | London | 2003 | Ahmadiyya | ||
Brick Lane Mosque | London | 1976 | Tablighi Jamaat, Deobandi | ||
East London Mosque | London | 1910 | Jamaat-e-Islami, Deobandi | One of the few mosques in Britain permitted to use loudspeakers to broadcast the call to prayer.[1] | |
London Central Mosque | London | 1977 | Also known as the Islamic Cultural Centre, ICC or Regent's Park Mosque | ||
North London Central Mosque | London | 1990s | Until 2005 it was known as Finsbury Park Mosque | ||
Suleymaniye Mosque | London | 1999 | Turkish |
North East
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Nasir Mosque | Hartlepool | 2005 | Ahmadiyya |
North West
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Al-Rahma mosque | Liverpool | 1889 | Barelvi | Third mosque in Great Britain | |
Manchester Central Mosque | Manchester | Barelvi | Also known as Victoria Park Mosque, sometimes referred to as Jamia Mosque | ||
Jamea Masjid | Preston | 1964 | Jamaat-e-Islami | Recognised as the Central Masjid of Preston and also known for its 'castle-like' Islamic architectural design. | |
Didsbury Mosque | Manchester | 1962 | Syrian community | Originally opened in 1883 as Albert Park Methodist Chapel |
South East
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Chesham Mosque | Chesham (Buckinghamshire) | 2005 | |||
Madina Mosque | Horsham (West Sussex) | 2008 | Built in 1857 as the Jireh Independent Baptist Chapel[2] | ||
Shah Jahan Mosque | Woking | 1889 |
South West
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Bristol Jamia Mosque | Bristol | 1968 | First mosque in Bristol. Largest mosque in south-west England. |
West Midlands
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Ghamkol Shariff Masjid | Birmingham | 1992 | Barelvi | ||
Birmingham Central Mosque | Birmingham | 1981 | Deobandi | ||
Darul Barakaat Mosque | Birmingham | 2004 | Ahmadiyya | Hold 500 worshippers[3] | |
Green Lane Masjid | Birmingham | 1970s | Ahle Hadith[4] | Built 1893–1902 as a public library and baths | |
Telford Central Mosque | Telford | Barelvi, Shropshire Islamic Foundation | |||
Masjid As-Salafi | Birmingham | 2002 | Barelvi |
Yorkshire and the Humber
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Al Mahdi Mosque | Bradford | 2008 | Ahmadiyya | Holds 2,000 worshippers[5] | |
Leeds Grand Mosque | Leeds | Barelvi | |||
Markazi Masjid | Dewsbury (West Yorkshire) | 1982 | Tablighi Jamaat, Deobandi | European headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat movement | |
Medina Mosque | Sheffield | 2006 | Barelvi | Also known as the Wolseley Road Mosque | |
Stratford Street mosque | Leeds | Barelvi | Officially the Omar Mosque or Masjid-e-Umar | ||
Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque | Bradford | 2013 | Suffa-tul-Islam (UK) Association | Mosque nearing completion with a capacity of 8000 worshippers. |
Scotland
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Dundee Central Mosque | Dundee | 2000 | Also known as the Jamia Mosque | ||
Edinburgh Central Mosque | Edinburgh | 1998 | Deobandi | Officially known as the King Fahd Mosque and Islamic Centre of Edinburgh | |
Glasgow Central Mosque | Glasgow | 1983 | Barelvi |
Wales
Name | Images | City | Year | Groups | Remarks |
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Al-Manar Centre | Cardiff | Formerly known as Masjid-e-Abu Hurairah. |
See also
- Category:Mosques in the United Kingdom
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- List of mosques in Europe
- List of mosques in Germany
References
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- ↑ Birmingham: Photo; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK – Darul Barakaat
- ↑ http://www.greenlanemasjid.org/About-Us.aspx
- ↑ Bradford: Mosque is opened by spiritual leader; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK – Al Mahdi Mosque
External links
Directories of British Mosques:
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