Haji Yaqub Mosque
mosque in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Key facts
- Built
- 1890
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Overview
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The Haji Yaqub Mosque is a historic congregational mosque and Islamic center in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Locally it is often simply called the Madrasa. It is named after Hoji Yaqub, a prominent Tajik religious figure who fled to Afghanistan during the Soviet period. The complex serves as the national headquarters of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan and of the Council of Ulema (Tajik: Shūroi ulamo). Its recorded address is on Shodmoni Street.
History
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The mosque is recorded as having been built in 1890. Its namesake, Hoji Yaqub, was an influential Tajik religious leader who left for Afghanistan during the Soviet era.
From Wikipedia
The Hoji Yaqub Mosque (Tajik: Масҷиди Ҳоҷӣ Яъқуб; Russian: Мечеть Ходжи Якуба), commonly referred to as the Madrasa (Tajik: Мадраса), is a historical congregational mosque and Islamic center in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The mosque is named in honor of Hoji Yaqub, a prominent Tajik religious figure who later fled to Afghanistan during the Soviet period.
The complex serves as the national headquarters of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan and the Council of Ulema (Tajik: Шӯрои уламо).
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Sources
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodschij-Jaqub-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoji_Yaqub_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0