Sultan Suleiman Mosque

The Sultan Suleiman and Roxolana Mosque, (Ukrainian: Мечеть султана Сулеймана та Роксолани) is located in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The mosque is named in honor of Suleiman the Magnificent and Roxelana.

Sultan Suleiman Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Donetsk Oblast
Status	Currently inactive
Location
Location	Mariupol
Territory	Ukraine
Geographic coordinates	47°04′38.23″N 37°31′08.6″E
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Ottoman
Completed	October 15, 2007
Specifications
Dome(s)	4
Minaret(s)	1

History

The Sultan Suleiman Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center opened October 15, 2007. The architecture of the mosque was styled after the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. The mosque was financed by Turkish businessman Salih Cihan, who was born in Trabzon.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

See also: Siege of Mariupol

The mosque, which had been sheltering 80 civilians including Turkish citizens, was hit by Russian shelling on 12 March according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.^[1] However the attack was denied by İsmail Hacıoğlu, head of the Suleiman the Magnificent Mosque Association, saying that the bombing was about 700 metres away.^[2]

Photos

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  The mosque in 2007
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  Facade
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  Fountain (şadırvan)
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  Dome

See also

• Islam in Ukraine