Astana Grand Mosque
Also known as: Astana Grand Mosque
mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan
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Overview
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The Astana Grand Mosque stands in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, at Mangilik El Avenue 65 in the Esil district. Sources also refer to it as the Nursultan Mosque. It is described as the largest mosque in Central Asia and was built in the Ottoman architectural style.
The mosque can hold 30,000 men and 5,000 women at prayer at the same time, while the inner courtyard has room for a further 200,000 worshippers.
History
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The foundation stone was laid on 18 March 2019 by Nursultan Nazarbayev, then President of Kazakhstan and the initiator of the project. The project was supported by private-sector investors, and no state budget funds were used.
Construction began in 2019 and was completed in 2022. The main national mosque was opened on 12 August 2022.
From Wikipedia
Nursultan Mosque (Kazakh: Нұрсұлтан мешіті, romanized: Nūrsūltan meşıtı) is a mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is the largest mosque in Central Asia, the second largest mosque outside the Middle East, and one of the largest in the world.
On March 18, 2019, the initiator of the project, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, laid the foundation stone at the site of the new mosque. The construction was funded by private investors, and no state budget funds were used. On August 12, 2022, the Grand Republican Mosque was officially inaugurated with the participation of Nazarbayev. On July 4, 2026, the mosque was officially named “Nursultan Mosque”.
The main dome of the mosque is the largest of its kind in the world.
The height of the dome is almost 83.2 meters with a diameter of 62 meters. The surrounding four minarets are 130 meters and are made of five parts to symbolize the five pillars of Islam - faith, prayer, fasting, zakat and pilgrimage. One of the towers in the left wing has been opened to the public. Guests can take an elevator up and admire the view of the city.
The entrance door of the mosque is considered one of the tallest wooden doors in the world, standing at 12.4 meters with a weight of one and a half tons. The material is made of hard iroko wood, which grows in tropical Africa. The doors are decorated with Kazakh patterns and the outer walls with white Arabic script on a blue background.
The interior doors of the mosque are 12 meters high and the windows are made of handmade stained glass with colorful ornaments.
The walls of the mosque and the inside of the dome are decorated with colorful patterns, verses from the Quran and prayers. The Arabic calligraphy was illustrated by Kazakh master Asylbek Baizakuly.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursultan-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursultan_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Raya_Astana
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9D%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursultan_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF