Status active Completed 2005 Capacity 500 Number of minarets 1 | Opened 2005 Phone +44 1253 291967 Architectural type Mosque | |
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Architectural style Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture Similar Noor‑A‑Madina Mosque, Madina Mosque - Horsham, Madina Mosque, Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Banbury Mosque | ||
Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre is a Sunni mosque in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
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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.
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.
Facilities
The mosque houses a 500-person-capacity main prayer hall, a daily prayer hall, a ladies prayer room and 7 classrooms.
Blackpool Islamic Community Centre
The Blackpool Islamic Community Centre (BICC) runs classes, seminars and events for Muslims and non-Muslims.
References
Blackpool Central Mosque Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA