Preston Mosque
| Preston Mosque Umar bin Al-Khattab Mosque | |
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The Preston Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Preston, (Melbourne), Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne | |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°44′21″S 144°59′35″E / 37.7390496°S 144.9931546°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | c. 1,500 worshipers |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
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The Preston Mosque, officially the Umar bin Al-Khattab Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque located in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.
The mosque is run by the (co-located) Islamic Society of Victoria Inc (ISV) and, between 2007 and 2011, was the seat of the late Muslim cleric, Sheik Fehmi Naji El-Imam, who was appointed as Grand Mufti of Australia.