Türkmenbaşy Mosque
Also known as: Türkmenbaşy Mosque
mosque and mausoleum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Key facts
- Built
- 2004
- Capacity
- 10,000 people
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Overview
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Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque stands in Turkmenistan's Ahal region, about seven kilometres west of the capital Ashgabat on the M37 highway. It is also known as the Gypjak Mosque. The building is the resting place of Saparmurat Niyazov, who led Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006, and it is therefore described as both a mosque and a mausoleum. Our records list its architectural style as Islamic architecture and give its capacity as about 10,000 worshippers.
History
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According to the record, the mosque was built in 2004.
From Wikipedia
Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Metjidi), or Gypjak Mosque, is a mosque in Gypjak, Turkmenistan, and the resting place for Saparmurat Niyazov, the leader of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. The mosque is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the capital, Ashgabat, on the M37 highway.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrkmenba%C5%9Fy_Ruhy_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Gypjak
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD_%D8%AA%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%85%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Gypjak
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_T%C3%BCrkmenba%C5%9Fy
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%85%D1%8B
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrkmenba%C5%9F%C4%B1_Ruhi_Camii