Zharkent mosque
Also known as: Zharkent mosque
Central mosque in Jarkent, Kazakhstan
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Overview
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The Zharkent mosque, also spelled Jarkent, is known as the central mosque of the town of Zharkent in the Almaty region of southern Kazakhstan. It stands on Masanchi Street. The building is no longer used for worship and now serves as a museum. It is under state protection as an architectural and historical monument of republican significance.
History
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The mosque was built in 1895 to a design by the Chinese architect Hon Bikeh, using funds collected by migrants.
Since 1982 the building has been under state protection as an architectural and historical monument of republican importance. It is now used as a museum.
From Wikipedia
The Jarkent Mosque (Kazakh: Жаркент мешіті) is the central mosque of Jarkent, Kazakhstan. The mosque was built in 1895 to the design of the Chinese architect Hon Piquet using the collected funds of immigrants. The mosque is under state protection since 1982 as a monument of architecture and history of republican significance.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AA
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scharkenter_Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarkent_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarkent_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF