Kul Sharif Mosque

Kul Sharif Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
DistrictTatarstan
StatusActive
Location
LocationKazan, Russia
Geographic coordinates55°47′54.49″N 49°06′17.32″E / 55.7984694°N 49.1048111°E / 55.7984694; 49.1048111
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic architecture, Russian architecture
Completed2005
Specifications
Capacity6,000
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)4
Ivan the Terrible

The Kul Sharif Mosque[1] (Tatar: Кол Шәриф мәчете; Russian: Мечеть Кул-Шариф, romanizedMechet' Kul-Sharif) located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.[2]

  1. ^ "Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan, Russia - Russia Travel Guide". Travel All Russia. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. ^ "Putin joins Tatarstan festivities". BBC News. 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

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