The Akhmad Kadyrov Heart of Chechnya Mosque (Grozny) | 2008_construction, tourist attraction

Russia / Checenija / Dzokhar Gala, Groznyy / Grozny / просп. им. Хусейна Абубакаровича Исаева
 mosque, 2008_construction, tourist attraction
The Akhmad Kadyrov Grozny Central Dome Mosque is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, and bears the name of Akhmad Kadyrov.

The mosque design is based on the Blue Mosque in İstanbul. On October 16, 2008, the mosque was officially opened in a ceremony in which Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke and was with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. This mosque is one of the biggest in Europe. In this mosque ten thousand Muslims can pray at a time and its minarets reach 60m high.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhmad_Kadyrov_Mosque
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Coordinates:   43°19'4"N   45°41'38"E
This article was last modified 3 years ago