Glasgow Central Mosque
The Glasgow Central Mosque is a Sunni Deobandi mosque, located on the south bank of the River Clyde in the Gorbals district of central Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citizens Theatre and Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Citizens Theatre
Theater building
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Courthouse
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasgow Sheriff Court is a sheriff court in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, within the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. Reputedly the busiest court in Europe, it is a Category B listed building. Glasgow Sheriff Court is situated 560 feet west of Glasgow Central Mosque.
St Andrew’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. St Andrew’s Cathedral is situated 1,200 feet north of Glasgow Central Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurieston and Gorbals.
Laurieston
Quarter
Gorbals
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow.
Hutchesontown
Quarter
Photo: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutchesontown is an inner-city area in Glasgow, Scotland. Mostly residential, it is situated directly south of the River Clyde and forms part of the wider historic Gorbals district, which is covered by the Southside Central ward under Glasgow City Council.
Glasgow Central Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.85244° or 55° 51′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.25095° or 4° 15′ 3″ westHeight
9.8 feet (3 metres)Operator
Jamiat Ittihad-Ul-MusliminOpen location code
9C7QVP2X+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 222442853OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q3493426
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Panjabi—“Glasgow Central Mosque” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qlazqo mərkəz məscidi”
- Bengali: “গ্লাসগো কেন্দ্রীয় মসজিদ”
- Chinese: “格拉斯哥中央清真寺”
- Czech: “Glasgowská ústřední mešita”
- Esperanto: “Glasgova Centra Moskeo”
- French: “mosquée centrale de Glasgow”
- French: “Mosquée centrale de Glasgow”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Glasgow”
- Turkish: “Glasgow Merkez Camii”
- Western Panjabi: “گلاسگو وڈی مسیت”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cloister Garden and City of Glasgow College - Riverside Campus.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Glasgow Central Mosque”. Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.