2 Glynrhondda Street
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2 Glynrhondda Street in Cathays, Cardiff is accepted as the first mosque in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]
The masjid was founded by Yemeni and Somali sailors on their trips between Aden and Cardiff Docks,[4] and recorded by the Register of Religious Sites (now maintained by the Office of National Statistics), as a registered place of worship from 1860.
It is still a registered and working mosque today under the title of the “Al-Manar Islamic & Cultural Centre”.[5]
[edit] See also
- Islam in Wales
- Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, Surrey, the first purpose-built mosque in Northern Europe
[edit] References
- ^ "From scholarship, sailors and sects to the mills and the mosques". The Guardian. 2002-06-18. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jun/18/september11.religion. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Islam and Britain". BBC. 2002. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/uk_1.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Islam in the British Isles". islamfortoday.com. http://www.islamfortoday.com/british.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Did You Know?". Islam Can. http://www.islamcan.com/cgi-bin/increaseiman/htmlfiles/static/11319277925439.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ al-Manar Centre
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Coordinates: 51°29′16.5″N 3°10′32″W / 51.487917°N 3.17556°W
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