2 Glynrhondda Street

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]

See also

• Islam in Wales
• Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, Surrey, the first purpose-built mosque in Northern Europe

References

External links

• al-Manar Centre

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