People of different nationalities and faiths live in Moscow. Temples have been built to uphold their legal right to individual freedom. Let us turn to the origins of Islamic culture. Consider which mosque in Moscow is the largest. Is it the oldest of all? We will also provide information on the location of the main Islamic organizations in the capital.
Cathedral Mosque - the main and largest in Moscow
Although this Islamic temple is the largest of all, its history begins a little over a century ago. A few years ago, after heavy rains, one of the walls collapsed, so there was a need for a major restoration of the mosque. Since 2006, it has been under reconstruction, which is scheduled to be completed in 2015. Presumably, it will become one of the largest in Europe and will be able to accommodate up to 5 thousand Muslims at the same time. But besides the main Islamic temple in Moscow, there are more valuable buildings.
Which of the Moscow mosques is historically the mostthe oldest?
An Islamic temple on the Tatar settlement would have been built in the 18th century. In those days, the wooden structure burned out, and in its place at the beginning of the 19th century, the construction of another building began. Only after a few decades the mosque was opened for visits by believers. But it so happened historically that during the people's revolution of the beginning of the last century, along with the Orthodox, Islamic churches were also destroyed and came into disrepair. Although literally before the Second World War, divine services were still performed in it. Only in the early 90s. of the last century, it was decided to return to full-fledged work this mosque, the first in time in Moscow. A successful reconstruction was carried out with the help of builders from Turkey and sponsors from Saudi Arabia. Around the same time, a new Islamic temple was erected on Poklonnaya Hill. The memorial mosque was built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 850th anniversary of Moscow. We also list the data of other religious organizations.
Where are the mosques in Moscow? Addresses of other similar organizations
Let's list the location of the main centers of Muslims in Moscow:
- Cathedral Mosque. Located at the address - Vypolzov lane, house 7.
- Moscow historical mosque. Located on st. B. Tatarskaya, 28, building 1.
- Muslim society at the Moscow historical mosque "Bayt - Allah".
- Memorial Mosque. Address: Poklonnaya Gora, st. Minskaya, house 26.
- Mosque "Yardyam". Located on the street. Khachaturian, house 8.
- IslamicCultural Center. Tatarsky lane, house 5.
- International Islamic mission. Address: st. Ostozhenka, house 49.
- "Minaret", a religious association of Muslims is located on the street. Kulakova, 24, k.1.
Unfortunately, the question "how many mosques are functioning in Moscow at the present time" can be answered with terribly meager figures - four. Is this issue planned to be resolved in the near future?
Plans to build new mosques
Moscow's Muslims are looking forward to the implementation of a new project, according to which it was announced that in the near future it is planned to build at least ten new Islamic temples in the capital. After all, the situation in the capital has recently become too scarce. This became especially evident after the recent holiday of breaking the fast, which became a vivid illustration of this. The Cathedral Mosque in Moscow is especially popular, but even near other functioning temples, the streets of nearby territories were literally “bursting” with people, as a record 200 thousand believers of Islam gathered for the service. Now in Moscow, according to official figures, about two million Muslims live, according to unofficial data - almost three million. Therefore, the project, which will resolve the issue of coexistence of people of different nationalities and faiths, must be urgently put into practice in the very near future.
