Kul Sharif Mosque
 | This article is missing information about the contemporary reconstruction of the mosque. (May 2023) |
| Kul Sharif Mosque | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| District | Tatarstan |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kazan, Russia |
| Geographic coordinates | 55°47′54.49″N 49°06′17.32″E / 55.7984694°N 49.1048111°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic architecture, Russian architecture |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 4 |
The Kul Sharif Mosque [1] ( Tatar: Кол Шәриф мәчете; Russian: Мечеть Кул-Шариф, romanized: Mechet' Kul-Sharif) located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul. [2]
History
[ edit]Originally, the mosque was built in the Kazan Kremlin in the 16th century. It was named after Kul Sharif, who was a religious scholar who served there. Kul Sharif died along with his numerous students while defending Kazan from Russian forces in 1552 during the Siege of Kazan, and the mosque was destroyed by Ivan the Terrible's forces. [3] It is believed that the building featured minarets, both in the form of cupolas and tents. The current building is a replacement, constructed in the first years of the 21st century and completed in the year 2005.
See also
[ edit]- Islam in Russia
- List of mosques in Russia
- List of mosques in Europe
References
[ edit]- ^ "Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan, Russia - Russia Travel Guide". Travel All Russia. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "Putin joins Tatarstan festivities". BBC News. 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Koesel, Karrie J. (2014-02-28). Religion and Authoritarianism: Cooperation, Conflict, and the Consequences. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-03706-9.
- Kinossian, Nadir (July 2012). "Post-Socialist Transition and Remaking the City: Political Construction of Heritage in Tatarstan". Europe-Asia Studies. 64 (5): 879–901. doi: 10.1080/09668136.2012.681270. ISSN 0966-8136. S2CID 144030364.
- Shaposhnik, Viacheslav (2014-07-01). "Ivan the Terrible". Russian Studies in History. 53 (1): 74–80. doi: 10.2753/RSH1061-1983530105. ISSN 1061-1983. S2CID 153886512.
External links
[ edit]
- "Kul Sharif (The main page)". Archived from the original on 13 September 2005. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- Kul Sharif video
- Kul Sharif mosque on "Russian mosques"
- Kul Sharif Mosque (Kazan)
- 21st-century mosques
- Mosques completed in 2005
- Mosques in Kazan
- Sunni mosques