Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 52.286504, 76.962168
The Mashkhur Jusup Mosque is located in the center of Pavlodar and is one of the largest mosques in Kazakhstan.
It is named after the famous Kazakh Saint, poet and historian Mashkhur Jusup,
After his death he was venerated as a saint and over the years thousands of pilgrims have visited his tomb.
In popular belief still current today, it is thought that skin contact with his tomb is sufficient to ensure salvation or recovery from illness.
It was opened after a year of construction in 2001 and can accommodate 1,500 worshipers. The mosque was named after the Kazakh poet and historian Mashkhur Jusup (1858–1931).
The crystal chandelier “Zumrad” has 434 lamps and adorns the interior of the mosque, was made in Tashkent.
The architecture of the mosque is designed to resemble an open heart symbolising that the building is for good and open to the world.
The height of the men’s prayer room, which can accommodate up to 1200 people, is 33 metres and has a diameter of 30 metres.
The total area of the mosque is 7,240 m2. The building has two floors. The base is composed of bricks, and the cupolas in metal.
The first floor includes the 1200-seat prayer hall for men, a museum of Muslim culture, a library, a projection room and offices.
The ground floor of the mosque includes the teaching rooms of the madrassah, a prayer room for women with 300 seats, a wedding hall, a 300-seat canteen with auxiliary rooms, a room for ablutions and a wardrobe.
The wedding hall and canteen can be merged by removing the portable walls.
The main entrance of the building gives access to the first floor.
