Umar Mosque (Leicester)

For the Mosque of Umar in Syria, see Al-Omari Mosque (Bosra).

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]

Umar Mosque
Arabic: مسجد عمر
The mosque exterior, in 2011
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	5-7 Evington Drive, Evington, Leicester, England
Country	United Kingdom
Location of the mosque in Leicester
Geographic coordinates	52°37′27″N 1°06′06″W
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Completed	2000
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	Six (maybe more)
Website
masjid-umar.org

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