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Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque

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Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Phone:
+7 871 229-44-60

Address:
Putina Ave., Grozny 324324234, Russia

The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. It is one of the largest mosques in Russia and is officially known as The Heart of Chechnya .The mosque is named after Akhmad Kadyrov, the mufti of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the first president of the Republic of Chechnya, who commissioned its construction from the mayor of Konya. The mosque design with a set of 62-metre -tall minarets is based on the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul. On October 16, 2008, the mosque was officially opened in a ceremony in which Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov appeared and spoke with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The mosque is located on the picturesque bank of the Sunzha River in the middle of a huge park and is part of an Islamic architectural complex, which in addition to the mosque, consists of the Russian Islamic University, Kunta-Haji, and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Chechnya. The mosque was built based on the classical Ottoman style. The central hall of the mosque is covered with a huge dome . The height of the four minarets is 62 meters making them some of the highest minarets in southern Russia. The Exterior and interior walls of the mosque are made of marble, travertine, while the interior is decorated in white marble. The area of the mosque is 5000 square meters and has a capacity of more than ten thousand people. The same number of the faithful can pray in the mosque adjacent to the gallery and the area of summer.
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