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 after his father Nuritdin and mother Gaynikamal. It was designed by a local architect, Josef Muire, with funds provided by British philanthropist Stephen Trantham, and was opened for prayers in 1998. Its architecture is Turkish-style with a minaret and central dome.

The architecture of the Musjid, built according to a custom design, is different from traditional Musjids, because of the special climatic conditions of the Far North, such as permafrost. For example, Norilsk’s minaret tower, which is generally supposed to have a round shape, has a square base, because in such walls, the bricks do not freeze and they are more resistant to wind loads.

Norilsk has a Muslim population of about 50,000, mostly migrants from Azerbaijan and Dagestan, although it is shrinking due to the area’s harsh environment and unfavorable work opportunities.

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....

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...