Soltan Mosque

Soltan Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Tatarstan
Status	Active
Location
Location	Kazan, Russia
Geographic coordinates	55°46′33″N 49°07′07″E / 55.77583°N 49.11861°E / 55.77583; 49.11861Coordinates: 55°46′33″N 49°07′07″E / 55.77583°N 49.11861°E / 55.77583; 49.11861
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Volga Tatar Medieval, National Romance
Completed	1868
Minaret(s)	1

The Soltan Mosque (Cyrillic: Солтан мәчете; formerly Cihanşa bay Mosque, The Red Mosque, Ğosman Mosque, The Eighth Mosque, also spelled Sultan or Sultanovskaya via Russian Султановская мечеть) is a mosque in Kazan, Russia.

History[]

It was built in 1868 on the donation of merchant Cihanşa Ğosmanov. The mosque is built in traditions of the Tatar-Bolghar medieval architecture combined with national romance style. There is one hall with entresol. The three-storied minaret is placed over the entry. In 1931 the mosque was closed by the Soviet authorities. In 1990 the minaret was restored, in 1994 the mosque was returned to believers.

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See also[]

• Islam in Tatarstan
• Islam in Russia
• List of mosques in Russia
• List of mosques in Europe
• Sultan Mosque in Singapore

References[]

• "Солтан мәчете". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.

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