Bulgakov mosque
mosque in Ukraine
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Overview
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The Bulgakov Mosque is a historic mosque on Frunze Street in the village of Sokolinoye (Sokoline) on the Crimean peninsula. It is also known as the Bulgakov Cathedral Mosque, the Ali Bey Bulgakov Mosque and Karshi-Mahalle. The building dates from the nineteenth century and is protected as a monument of architecture and urban planning of regional significance. The heritage designations recorded for it combine Russian regional listings with Ukrainian registers, including a monument of local significance.
History
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The mosque was built in 1867 at the expense of Ali Bey Bulgakov, a Muslim teacher at a college in Crimea. It is described as having been raised to mark Emperor Alexander II's survival of an assassination attempt on 25 May 1867.
During the Soviet period the building was used as a warehouse.