Suleymaniye Mosque (London)

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. 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), the highest in Great Britain.

Suleymaniye Mosque has become something of a local landmark and it is one of London's key Islamic centres.

Prince Charles visited the mosque in 2001.

See also

• Aziziye Mosque (London)
• Islam in London
• Islam in the United Kingdom
• Shacklewell Lane Mosque
• Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul
• Turks in the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Official website (in English)