Memorial Mosque
Also known as: Memorial Mosque
Mosque in Moscow, Russia
Key facts
- Built
- 1995
- Architect
- Ilyas Tazhiyev
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Overview
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The Memorial Mosque stands on Poklonnaya Hill within Victory Park, in the western part of Moscow. It was built to commemorate the Muslim soldiers who died on the Eastern Front of World War II. The building was designed by Ilyas Tazhiev (also given as Tazhiyev), and it lies in the city's Western Administrative Okrug. In Russian it is known as Мемориальная мечеть, and it is also described as a mosque complex. Rinat Alyautdinov has served as its imam since 2012.
History
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The mosque was built at the initiative of the local Muslim community to honour the Muslim soldiers who fell in the Great Patriotic War, as the Eastern Front of World War II is known in Russia. The sources give 1997 as the year of construction, whereas our record lists 1995.
Since 2012 the imam has been Rinat Alyautdinov.
From Wikipedia
The Memorial Mosque (Russian: Мемориальная мечеть) is a mosque, built in 1997 in memory of the Muslim soldiers who died on the Eastern Front of World War II. It is located in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill in the Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. The designer of the building is Ilyas Tazhiev.
Since 2012, the imam has been Rinat Alyautdinov.
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Sources
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Memorial
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskova_An%C4%B1t_Camii