Bolğar Mosque, Qazan
Also known as: Bolğar Mosque, Qazan
mosque in Russia
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Overview
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Bolğar Mosque stands in Novo-Savinovsk, one of the newer districts of Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. It was built to mark the 1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgars and opened in 1993. Its composition is distinctive: volumes of differing heights interlock diagonally, running from southwest to northeast. The complex is built of white brick, which sits in harmony with the surrounding apartment blocks, and specialists describe it as a modern mosque with a rationalist design. Men and women have separate entrances and rooms. The main prayer hall is on the second floor, the women's hall on the first, and the minaret is 35 metres high.
History
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Construction of the Bolğar Mosque began in the early 1990s. The plot set aside for it was a desolate, swampy area, so the first task for the builders was to clear the ground. The architects were Valeriy Voginov and Yevgeni Prokofiev. Much of the building work was overseen by the mosque's first imam, Farooq Hazrat Fazanov, after whom the mosque's madrasah was later named. The mosque opened in 1993, commemorating the 1100th anniversary of the Islamisation of Volga Bulgaria.
From Wikipedia
Bulgar Mosque (Russian: Мечеть Булгар; Tatar: Болгар мәчет), is a mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
The building is located in a new part of the Tatar capital, in the Novo-Savinovsk district. The mosque is constructed in order to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the Islamisation of Volga-Bulgaria, and opened in 1993. For most of the construction work is responsible the first imam, Farooq hazrat Fazanov. After him is named the madrasah of the mosque.
The construction of the Bulgar Mosque started in the beginning of the 1990s. The piece of land that was meant for the building, was a desolate swampy place. That's why the first job of the construction workers was to clear the terrain. The architects of the Bulgar Mosque are Valeriy Voginov, and Yevgeni Prokofiev.
The Muslim mosque has a very original composition. In it are combined different objects varying by height, that are cut into each other diagonally from southwest to northeast. As is tradition, the mosque has separate entrances and rooms for men and women. The main prayer hall is on the second floor, while the room for women is on the first. The minaret is 35 meters high. The whole complex is constructed with white bricks, that seem to be in harmony with the apartment blocks that are around the mosque. Specialists describe the Bulgar Mosque as a modern Muslim mosque, with a rationalist design.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgar_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Bulgar_Kazan
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgar_Camii