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Umar Mosque (Leicester)

Coordinates: 52°37′27″N 1°06′06″W / 52.62418°N 1.10176°W / 52.62418; -1.10176
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Umar Mosque
Arabic: مسجد عمر
The mosque exterior, in 2011
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
Location5-7 Evington Drive, Evington, Leicester, England
CountryUnited Kingdom
Umar Mosque (Leicester) is located in Leicester
Umar Mosque (Leicester)
Location of the mosque in Leicester
Geographic coordinates52°37′27″N 1°06′06″W / 52.62418°N 1.10176°W / 52.62418; -1.10176
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Completed2000
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Minaret(s)Six (maybe more)
Website
masjid-umar.org

The Umar Mosque, also known as Masjid Umar (Arabic: مسجد عمر), is a mosque, located at 5-7 Evington Drive, in Evington, Leicester, England, in the United Kingdom.[1]

Initially two residential properties, the buildings were demolished in 1999. The mosque was completed in late 2000, and the building was named in honour of the second caliph, Umar.

References

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  1. ^ Wilkinson, Philip; Ashley, Peter. The English buildings book. English Heritage. p. 96 – via Google Books.
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