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Archive for the ‘Central Asia’ Category

Id Kuh mosque (Kashgar, Xinjiang, China)

November 13, 2009

Id Kuh mosque (Kashgar, Xinjiang, China) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana historic region of EAST TURKISTAN The Id Kah mosque (Uyghur: Héytgah Meschit, Chinese: 艾提尕尔; pinyin: àitígǎěr) is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang, in the western People’s Republic of China. It is the largest mosque in China. Every Friday, it houses nearly 10,000 […]

Central mosque (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

November 13, 2009

Central mosque (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana This is the Central Mosque of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. This attractive and well kept mosque was open even during Soviet times. It is always open and the five daily prayers are held every day. There is a spacious courtyard and a prominent minaret.

Kul-Shariff mosque (Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia)

November 13, 2009

Kul-Shariff mosque (Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana The Qolşärif mosque (pronounced [kɔlʃæˈriːf], also spelled Qol Sharif, Kol Sharif, Qol Sherif via Tatar: Колшәриф мәчете and Kul Sharif via Russian: мечеть Кул-Шариф) located in Kazan Kremlin was the largest mosque in Russia and, reputedly, in Europe outside Istanbul.[1] As of 2009, reputedly, […]

National mosque (Astana, Kazakhstan)

November 13, 2009

National mosque (Astana, Kazakhstan) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana The construction of the mosque was completed in 2005 with financial support, provided by the state of Qatar, in the amount of 6 million 840 thousand U.S. dollars. The author of the project is a famous Lebanese architect Charles Hazif. The construction represents a model […]

Hast Imam mosque (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

November 13, 2009

Hast Imam mosque (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana main and modern mosque in Tashkent                    

Kipchak mosque (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)

November 13, 2009

Kipchak mosque (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana This Kipchak mosque, also called ‘Turkmenbashi Ruhy Metjidi’ is situated a bit outside Ashgabat town. This rather new mosque, built in 2001 by the president Niyazov, is one of the largest mosques in Central Asia. The minarets are 91 meter high. About ten thousand pilgrims […]

Charki mosque (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)

November 13, 2009

Charki mosque (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana   main mosque in Tajikistan

Blue mosque (Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan)

November 12, 2009

  Blue mosque (Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana The Shrine of Hazrat Ali, also known as the Blue Mosque, is a mosque in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan. It is one of the reputed burial places of Ali. It is the building which gives the city in which it is located, Mazari Sharif […]