Central Mosque Almaty

Central Mosque Almaty
Almaty ortalyq meshiti/Алматы орталық мешіті
Religion
Affiliation	Hanafi
Leadership	Yesmagambet Nurbek
Location
Location	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Geographic coordinates	43°16′06″N 76°57′12″E / 43.268438°N 76.953324°E / 43.268438; 76.953324Coordinates: 43°16′06″N 76°57′12″E / 43.268438°N 76.953324°E / 43.268438; 76.953324
Architecture
Architect(s)	Sultan Baimagambetov Zhanabayev Sharapov Kazbek Zharylgapov
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic
Groundbreaking	1996
Completed	1999
Specifications
Capacity	7000
Dome height (outer)	36 m
Dome dia. (outer)	20 m
Website
http://www.azan.kz/

Almaty Central Mosque (Kazakh: Almaty ortalyq meshiti/Алматы орталық мешіті, Russian: Центральная мечеть Алма-Аты) is one of the largest mosques in Almaty, and in Kazakhstan. Designed for 7000 worshippers, it was built on the site of the old mosque that dated to 1890 and caught fire in 1987. The foundation of the mosque was laid in 1993.^[1] Construction was completed in 1999.^[2] In 2000, the large dome was decorated by verses from the Quran rendered by Turkish calligraphers.

The mosque has a capacity of up to 3000 people. The south-western part of the structure is turned towards Mecca. In the southwestern part, you can see an excellent pentahedral mihrab that stands out from the entire structure. Minarets are located in the corners of the building, the domes of which are covered with real gold.

The height of the minaret on the towers is 47 meters.

The main dome is 36 meters high. The inner space of the dome is decorated with colored mosaics on which the wise suras from the Koran are written.^[3]

On December 22, 2006, the National Bank of Kazakhstan depicted the mosque on a limited-edition 500-tenge coin of sterling silver.

Mosque in Tenge coin.

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