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.- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
- Address: 1 Mosque Avenue, Gorbals, Glasgow, G5 9TA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Cathedral and Citizens Theatre.
St Andrew’s Cathedral
Church
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.
Citizens Theatre
Theater building
The Citizens Theatre, known locally as the Citz, is a major producing theatre in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Built in 1878 as Her Majesty's Theatre and designed by James Sellars, then later renamed the Royal Princess's Theatre, the venue gained its current name in 1945 when the Citizens Theatre Company relocated there. Citizens Theatre is situated 720 feet southwest of Glasgow Central Mosque.
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Courthouse
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurieston and Gorbals.
Laurieston
Quarter
Laurieston is a district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It derives its name from James Laurie who, along with his brother, developed a large part of the district in the early 19th century.
Gorbals
Suburb
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
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″ north
Longitude
-4.25095° or 4° 15′ 3″ west
Height
9.8 feet (3 metres)
Operator
Jamiat Ittihad-Ul-Muslimin
Open location code
9C7QVP2X+XJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosque
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Glasgow Central Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد غلاسكو المركزي”
- 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”
- Ukrainian: “Центральна мечеть Глазго”
- Western Panjabi: “گلاسگو وڈی مسیت”
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Highlights include Main Community Hall and Cloister Garden.
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