Shah Jahan Mosque

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The Shah Jahan Mosque is a historic mosque in Woking, England, recognized as the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom and one of the earliest in Western Europe.

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Shah Jahan Mosque canonical 2
The Shah Jahan Mosque Trust 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
mosque
religious building
administeredBy local Muslim community in Woking
affiliation Sunni Islam
architect William Isaac Chambers
architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
Mughal Revival architecture
coordinateLocation 51.3206°N 0.5483°W
country United Kingdom
floorCount 1
funder Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal
linked to: Nawab of Bhopal
hasCapacity several hundred worshippers
hasCategory Buildings and structures in Surrey
Grade I listed mosques
Mosques in England
Religious buildings completed in 1889
hasDome true
hasFeature Islamic calligraphy
courtyard
mihrab
minbar
ornamental dome
prayer hall
hasHeritageStatus oldest surviving purpose-built mosque in the UK
hasMinaret true
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
listed building in England
inception 1889
languageOfWorship Arabic
English
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn England
Surrey
Western Europe
Woking
materialUsed brick
namedAfter Shah Jahan
nearby Woking Muslim Burial Ground
owner The Shah Jahan Mosque Trust
linked to: Shah Jahan Mosque
publicAccess yes
religion Islam
roofMaterial green tiles
significance important symbol of early Islam in Britain
significantEvent first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom
one of the earliest mosques in Western Europe
use Islamic education
place of worship

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Woking hasLandmark Shah Jahan Mosque
Shah Jahan Mosque owner The Shah Jahan Mosque Trust
linked to: Shah Jahan Mosque
Woking hasLandmark Shah Jahan Mosque
subject linked to: WOKING