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Bishkek Central Mosque

mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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Bishkek Central Mosque is located in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in the Vostok-5 microdistrict of the Sverdlov District. It is designed in the Ottoman architectural style. The mosque was financed by the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey (Diyanet) and serves as a major place of worship in the city.

History

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Construction of the mosque began in 2012. Funded by Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs, it was completed and opened in 2018.

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The Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi, commonly known as the Bishkek Central Mosque (Kyrgyz: Бишкек борбордук мечити, romanized: Bişkek borborduk meçiti, Russian: Центральная мечеть Бишкека, romanized: Tsentral'naya mechet' Bishkeka) is a mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The construction of the mosque started in 2012 and it was inaugurated in 2018. It was funded by the Turkish Diyanet. It is one of several mosques funded by Turkey across the world. Built in an Ottoman revival style, the mosque is one of the largest in Central Asia. It has the capacity to accommodate 30,000 worshipers.

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