Suleymaniye Mosque (London)

The Suleymaniye Mosque (Turkish: Süleymaniye Camii) is a mosque at Kingsland Road in Haggerston, East 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.

Suleymaniye Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationDalston, London, United Kingdom
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman/Turkish architecture
Completed1999
Minaret(s)1
Website
http://www.suleymaniye.org/

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

References
  1. London Borough of Hackney. "UK Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre / Suleymaniye Mosque". Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  2. "Süleymaniye Mosque". Emporis. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. "London's Mosques". Masud.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  4. BBC. "Prince Charles visits victims' friends". Retrieved 2011-02-06.


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