Suleymaniye Mosque (London)
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| Suleymaniye Mosque | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Haggerston, London, United Kingdom |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman/Turkish architecture |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Website | |
| http://www.suleymaniye.org/ | |
The Suleymaniye Mosque (Turkish: Süleymaniye Camii) is a mosque on Kingsland Road in Haggerston, London, United Kingdom, which serves the entire Muslim community as well as the Turkish speaking community.[1] The mosque was funded by the UK Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre (UKTICC) and the construction began in 1994 and was finally opened to the public in October 1999. With a total floor space of 8,000 square metres, the total capacity of its Ottoman style mosque is 3,000 people.
The mosque includes a conference and wedding hall, classrooms, funeral service facilities as well as accommodation for Marathon School students.
The minaret reaches a height of 66 metres (218 ft),[2] the highest in Great Britain.
Suleymaniye Mosque has become something of a local landmark and it is one of London's key Islamic centres.[3]
Prince Charles visited the mosque in 2001.[4]
See also
[edit]- Aziziye Mosque (London)
- Islam in London
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- Shacklewell Lane Mosque
- Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul
- Turks in the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- ^ London Borough of Hackney. "UK Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre / Suleymaniye Mosque". Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Süleymaniye Mosque". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "London's Mosques". Masud.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ BBC. "Prince Charles visits victims' friends". Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
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