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Grand Mosque of Makhachkala

Supposed to have been patterned after the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Grand Mosque of Makhachkala can accommodate up to 17,000 worshipers making it one of the biggest mosque in Russia

Republic of Dagestan, Russia

Coordinates: 42.969586, 47.493989

The Grand Mosque in Makhachkala is the main mosque of the Republic of Dagestan.

It is supposed to have been patterned after the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul. The building can accommodate up to 17,000 worshipers.

Its construction was financed by Turkey.

The mosque was completed and consecrated in 1998. It is the focal point of the city’s main thoroughfare, Imam Shamil Avenue.

The beautiful building was somewhat reminiscent of Kul Sharif in Kazan, but it was also quite different in scale and multiple domes, they give the building a certain airiness and volume.

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