Blackpool Central Mosque

Central Mosque Blackpool
Central Mosque Blackpool
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Status	active
Location
Location	Blackpool, England
	Shown within Blackpool
Geographic coordinates	53°48′30″N 3°02′42″W / 53.8083°N 3.0449°WCoordinates: 53°48′30″N 3°02′42″W / 53.8083°N 3.0449°W
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Indo-Saracenic
Completed	2005
Specifications
Capacity	500
Minaret(s)	1
Website
	blackpool-mosque.co.uk

Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre is a Sunni mosque in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

History[]

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[]

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[]

The Blackpool Islamic Community Centre (BICC) runs classes, seminars and events for Muslims and non-Muslims.^[2]

References[]

^ "Jewels in the crown receive their reward". Blackpool Gazette. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^ "Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre". www.fyidirectory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-02-16.

External links[]

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[gazette927768-1] "Jewels in the crown receive their reward". Blackpool Gazette. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

[2] "Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre". www.fyidirectory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-02-16.

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