Old Mosque, Moscow
Also known as: Old Mosque, Moscow
mosque in Moscow, Russia
Key facts
- Built
- 1823
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Overview
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The Old Mosque, also called the Moscow Historical Mosque, stands in Zamoskvorechye, a district historically settled by Tatars. It was built in 1823 to replace an earlier mosque lost in the Moscow fire of 1812. It is protected as a regional cultural heritage site in Russia. Its facade, which does not differ markedly from neighbouring houses, reflects the conditions attached to its construction. A cupola and minaret were added in 1880 and a madrasa in 1915. Closed in the Soviet era, the mosque was reopened for worship in the 1990s.
History
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The mosque was built in 1823 to replace an older private mosque destroyed in the fire of 1812. The land belonged to a Tatar merchant, Nasarbai Hashalov. The tsarist authorities allowed a Muslim house of prayer to be built on condition that it not be called a mosque and that its facade not differ significantly from those of neighbouring houses.
A cupola and minaret were added in 1880, and the madrasa dates from 1915. The Soviet authorities closed the mosque in 1939. The minaret was demolished during the Soviet period, and worship did not resume until 1993. The minaret was rebuilt in the early 1990s.
From Wikipedia
The Old Mosque of Moscow (Russian: Московская историческая мечеть, Moskovskaya istoricheskaya mechet) was built in 1823 to replace an earlier private mosque that had been destroyed by the 1812 fire. Its location is Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street in Zamoskvorechye, a neighbourhood formerly settled by the Tatars.
The land was owned by a Tatar merchant, Nasarbai Hashalov. The tsarist authorities permitted the construction of a "Muslim house of prayer" on condition that it would not be called a mosque and that its facade would not differ significantly from neighbouring houses. The cupola and minaret were added in 1880. The madrasa dates from 1915.
The mosque was shut down by the Soviets in 1939 and the minaret was demolished in 1967. The last imam was purged in 1936 and later shot. Worship in the mosque did not resume until 1993. The minaret has been rebuilt in 1992.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85_(%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mosque,_Moscow
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Lama_Moskow
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%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/Moskova_Tarihi_Camii