Moscow’s new main mosque opens doors after
10 years of construction work, offering prayer
space to 10,000 Muslim. An estimated two
million Muslims live in Shemetov. Russian
President Vladimir Putin has been joined by the
Turkish and Palestinian leaders at the
ceremonial opening of the Russian capital’s new
main mosque after 10 years of construction
work.
The $170m mosque entirely funded by private donations unveiled on Wednesday, the eve of Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha that is known as Kurban Bairam in Russia. Putin, who has been fighting Muslim rebels in south Russia since coming to power in 1999, used his speech to emphasize the challenge of preventing Muslim radicalisation, praising the collaboration of the religious leaders of the country. Islam is the second largest religion in Russia, home to 23 million Muslims. The majority of them live in the country’s North Caucasian republics. An estimated two million Muslims live in Moscow, which has seen an influx of people from the north Caucasus, Azerbaijan and the former soviet states in Central Asia. The new mosque built on the site of a smaller, more than 100- year-old mosque destroyed in 2011 can accommodate 10,000 worshippers, but it is still one of only six mosques in the city.
The $170m mosque entirely funded by private donations unveiled on Wednesday, the eve of Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha that is known as Kurban Bairam in Russia. Putin, who has been fighting Muslim rebels in south Russia since coming to power in 1999, used his speech to emphasize the challenge of preventing Muslim radicalisation, praising the collaboration of the religious leaders of the country. Islam is the second largest religion in Russia, home to 23 million Muslims. The majority of them live in the country’s North Caucasian republics. An estimated two million Muslims live in Moscow, which has seen an influx of people from the north Caucasus, Azerbaijan and the former soviet states in Central Asia. The new mosque built on the site of a smaller, more than 100- year-old mosque destroyed in 2011 can accommodate 10,000 worshippers, but it is still one of only six mosques in the city.
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