Raižiai Mosque
mosque in Alytus County, Lithuania
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Overview
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Raižiai Mosque is a wooden mosque in the village of Raižiai, in the Punia eldership of Alytus County, Lithuania. It serves a Sunni congregation, and a registered Muslim religious community exists in the village. The mosque is described as a centre of activity for the Tatars living there, whose number is given in the sources as 500. During the Soviet period it was the only mosque in Lithuania that remained open. Local Muslim communities gather in it for religious observances at the major festivals. The village also has several Tatar cemeteries, where Lithuanian Tatars and Muslims of other nationalities are buried. The mosque has been listed as a cultural heritage site since 1999 (unique code 24828).
History
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The mosque is first mentioned in documents in 1663. The present building dates from 1889 and was renovated in 1993. Throughout the Soviet era it was the only mosque in Lithuania that stayed open for worship. It was entered in the register of cultural heritage in 1999.
From Wikipedia
The Raižiai Mosque (Lithuanian: Raižių mečetė) is a Sunni Islam wooden mosque, located in the village of Raižiai, in the Alytus County of Lithuania. The mosque was the only one to operate during the Soviet era. The mosque is active, with local Muslim religious gatherings during major holidays. The mosque serves as a center for activities for the 500 Tatars that live in the village.
Since 1999, the mosque has been designated a cultural heritage site (unique code 24828). In the village of Raižiai there are several Tatar cemeteries, where Lipka Tatars and Muslims, of other nationalities, are buried.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8A
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moschee_Rai%C5%BEiai
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rai%C5%BEiai_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B6%D1%8F%D0%B9%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/Rai%C5%BEiai_Camii