Blackpool Central Mosque
| Central Mosque Blackpool | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Blackpool, England |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Indo-Saracenic |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Website | |
| blackpool-mosque.co.uk | |
Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre is a Sunni mosque in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
History
[edit | edit source]The mosque was originally housed in a building on Rigby Road, before moving to its own purpose-built building on Revoe Street. In January 2005 the mosque won a heritage award from Blackpool Civic Trust.[1]
The current Imam is Maulana Ashfaq Patel, who is also the Muslim chaplain at Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre hospitals. The mosque is a member of the Blackpool Area Faith Forum.[citation needed]
Facilities
[edit | edit source]The mosque houses a 500-person-capacity main prayer hall, a daily prayer hall, a ladies prayer room and 7 classrooms.[citation needed]
Blackpool Islamic Community Centre
[edit | edit source]The Blackpool Islamic Community Centre (BICC) runs classes, seminars and events for Muslims and non-Muslims.[2]
References
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