Kul Sharif Mosque

The Kul Sharif Mosque located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest Musjids in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.

Originally, the Musjid 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 Musjid was destroyed by Ivan the Terrible’s forces. It is believed that the building featured minarets, both in the form of cupolas and tents.

Nurd Kamal Mosque

The Nord Kamal Mosque is the largest Musjid in the city of Norilsk, Russia. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most northernly-situated Musjid in the world. It was built by businessman Mukhtad Bekmeyev, an ethnic Tatar native of Norilsk, who named it...

The Grand Musjid of Grozny

The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. The Musjid is one of the largest in Russia and is officially known as "The Heart of Chechnya" The Musjid is named after Akhmad Kadyrov, the first president of the Republic of Chechnya and...

Al-Marjani Musjid

After several decades of persecution of the Muslims in Imperial Russia the Marjani Mosque was the first Musjid built in Kazan under Russian rule. It is the oldest active Musjid in Tatarstan and the only Musjid in Kazan that evaded closure during the Soviet period....