Imam Abu Hanifa Grand Mosque
mosque in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Key facts
- Built
- 2019
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Overview
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The Imam Abu Hanifa Grand Mosque is a congregational (Friday) mosque on the northern outskirts of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. It is also known by its official name, the Imam Abu Hanifa Cathedral Mosque of Dushanbe. Sources describe it as the largest religious building constructed in Tajikistan since independence and the largest mosque by area in Central Asia. It is named after Imam Abu Hanifa, the founder of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. Our records place it in the Khodzha-Maston area, near the Navobodi Bolo neighbourhood.
History
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The building is dated to 2019 in our records. The mosque was officially opened on 8 June 2023 in a ceremony attended by Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
From Wikipedia
The Central Mosque of Dushanbe, officially the Imam Abu Hanifa Cathedral Mosque of Dushanbe (Tajik: Масчиди чомеи ба номи Имом Абуханифа шахри Душанбе), is a congregational mosque on the northern outskirts of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is the largest religious building built in Tajikistan since they gained independence and is the largest mosque by area in Central Asia.
It was opened on 8 June 2023, in attendance being the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and Emir of Qatar Tamin bin Hamad Al-Thani. It can accommodate more than 133,000 people at once.
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Sources
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Abu_Hanifa_Cathedral_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%94%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B5