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Ismaili Centre, London

Brompton, LondonBuildings and structures completed in 1981Charbagh gardens in the United KingdomCommunity centres in LondonCultural and educational buildings in London
Infobox religious building with unknown affiliationIsmaili centresReligion in the Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaSouth KensingtonUse British English from October 2014
Ismaili Centre, London
Ismaili Centre, London

The Ismaili Centre, London is one of six such centres world-wide. Established in South Kensington more than thirty years ago, it is a religious, social and cultural meeting place for the Ismaili Muslim community in the United Kingdom and is the first such centre to be specially designed and built for Ismailis in the Western world.

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Ismaili Centre, London
Cromwell Gardens, London Brompton (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)

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Cromwell Gardens 1-7
SW7 2SL London, Brompton (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
England, United Kingdom
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