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Central Mosque Almaty
Largest mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Almaty Central Mosque (Kazakh: Almaty ortalyq meshiti/Алматы орталық мешіті, Russian: Centralnaya mechet Almaty/Центральная мечеть Алматы) is one of the largest mosques in Almaty, and in Kazakhstan. Designed for 7000 worshippers, it was built on the site of the old mosque that dated to 1890 and caught fire in 1987.
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Central Mosque Almaty | |
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Almaty ortalyq meshiti/Алматы орталық мешіті | |
![]() Mosque in 2023 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hanafi |
Leadership | Yesmagambet Nurbek |
Location | |
Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Geographic coordinates | 43.268438°N 76.953324°E / 43.268438; 76.953324 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Sultan Baimagambetov Zhanabayev Sharapiev Kazbek Zharylgapov |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic |
Groundbreaking | 1996 |
Completed | 1999 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 7000 |
Dome height (outer) | 36 m |
Dome dia. (outer) | 20 m |
Website | |
http://www.azan.kz/ |
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