The Old Mosque of
Moscow (russian: Московская историческая мечеть, ''Moskovskaya istoricheskaya mechet'') was built in 1823 to replace an earlier private mosque that had been destroyed by the
1812 fire. Its location is
Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street in
Zamoskvorechye, a neighbourhood formerly settled by the
Tatars.
The land was owned by a Tatar merchant, Nasarbai Hashalov. The tsarist authorities permitted the construction of a "Muslim house of prayer" on condition that it would not be called a
mosque and that its facade would not differ significantly from neighbouring houses. The cupola and
minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...
were added in 1880. The
madrasa dates from 1915.
The mosque was shut down by the Soviets in 1939 and the minaret was demolished in 1967. The last imam was purged in 1963 and later shot. Worship in the mosque did not resume until 1993. The minaret has been rebuilt in 1992.
See also
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Islam in Russia
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List of mosques in Russia __NOTOC__
The construction of mosques in Russia has been documented from the 1550s to 2010 and mirrors the history of Islam in Russia. Russian mosques span the List of mosques in Europe, mosques of Europe List of mosques in Asia, and Asia. Mosques o ...
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List of mosques in Europe
References
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Mosques in Moscow
1823 establishments in the Russian Empire
19th-century mosques
Tatar culture
Mosques completed in 1823
Closed mosques in the Soviet Union
Mosques in Russia
Mosques in Europe
Cultural heritage monuments in Moscow
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