• Gogceli Mosque in Samsun - Turkey

    A wooden mosque in Turkey's northern Samsun province is still in use after 800 years, but more amazingly it has stayed standing without the help of a single nail.
    Officially called Göğceli Mosque, the place of worship is more popularly known as "Nailless Mosque," because of its unusual building technique.

    The mosque is located near the town [Read More]

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  • Minsk Mosque in Belarus

    Turkish and Belarussian leaders inaugurated Minsk Mosque in the eponymous capital of the eastern European country on Friday in a grand ceremony. The mosque, a replica of the original one built in 19th century and destroyed during the Soviet era five decades ago, was built by Diyanet Foundation linked to Turkey's state-run Presidency of Religious Affairs. [Read More]

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  • Islamic Culture Centre of Kyiv - Ukraine

    Islamic Culture Centre of Kyiv
    Ісламський Громадський Культурний центр (з 2001 р.) — мечеть і культурна організація в місті Києві. У будівлі Київського ісламського культурного центру розташований головний офіс ВАГО "Альраід", а також діє регіональна громадська організація "Ан-Нур". Інфраструктура центру

    Молитовна зала (мечеть), вміщує в се [Read More]

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  • Sevastopol Mosque in Ukraine

    Sevastopol Mosque in Ukraine
    Севастопольська мечеть (Ак'яр Джамі) — соборна мечеть в місті Севастополі, пам'ятка історії. Розташована в Ленінському районі міста за адресою: вулиця Кулакова, 31. Споруджена протягом 1909–1914 років за проектом міського архітектора Севастополя — Олександра Михайловича Вейзена.

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  • Taza Pir Mosque in Baku - Azerbaijan

    Taza Pir Mosque (also Tazapir, Teze Pir, Teze-Pir, Tezepir) is a mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Its construction began in 1905 and was finished by 1914. The idea for the mosque as well as its financing was provided by an Azeri philanthropist, a female, Nabat Khanum Ashurbeyov (Ashurbeyli)

    Construction of the mosque was started in 1905 by architect Zivar [Read More]

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  • Ahat Jami Mosque in Donetsk - Ukraine

    Ahat Jami Mosque, (Ukrainian: Мечеть Ахать Джамі) is a congregational mosque located in Donetsk, Ukraine. The mosque was named in honor of local mafia boss Akhat Bragin and one of its minarets is named after Rinat Akhmetov. It is the first mosque to be built in Donets basin since the fall of the Soviet Union.

    In 1993 in the Donetsk Muslim commun [Read More]

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  • Orta Juma Jami Mosque in Crimea - Ukraine

    Orta Juma Jami (Ukrainian: Мечеть Орта Джума Джамі, Crimean Tatar: Orta Cuma Cami, Russian: Мечеть Орта Джума Джами) is one of the oldest mosques in Crimea. It is situated on the modern day Lenina street in the old town of Bakhchisaray

    It used to be the main Friday prayer mosque in the capital of Crimean Khanate. The earliest known mention of it was i [Read More]

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  • Omar Efendi mosque in Shaki - Azerbaijan

    Omar Efendi mosque in Shaki - Azerbaijan

    XVIII-XIX əsrlərdə tikilmiş Ömər Əfəndi məscidinin fasadı bişmiş kərpic naxışları ilə diqqəti xüsusilə cəlb edir.
    Fasaddakı kərpic karniz, divar səthindən qabağa çıxan nazik tağlarla işlənmiş pəncərəüstü, bir-birini əvəz edən kərpic və daş hörgü sıralarından ibarət pəncərəarası divarlar onun memarlıq siması [Read More]

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  • Friday Mosque in Shamakhi - Azerbaijan

    Juma Mosque of Shamakhi Azerbaijan
    Juma Mosque of Shamakhi or Friday Mosque of Shamakhi (Azerbaijani: Şamaxı Cümə Məscidi) – Friday cathedral mosque in Shamakhi city, in the territory of Azerbaijan.

    Construction date of the mosque- 743-744 – relies on research of a geological commission coming from Tiflis, which was led by prince Shahgulu Qajar.

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  • Mufti Jami Mosque in Feodosiya - Ukraine

    Mufti Jami Mosque in Feodosiya - Ukraine

    Mufti-Jami Mosque, (Ukrainian: Муфті Джамі, Crimean Tatar: Müfti Cami) is located in Feodosiya, Russia/Ukraine. Construction began on the mosque in 1623 and was completed in 1637. The mosque was built in the tradition of Ottoman architecture. After Crimea was joined to the Russian Empire the mosque became an Ar [Read More]

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  • Chisinau Mosque - Moldova

    جمعية الثقافة الإسلامية السلام في مولدوفا

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  • Shah Abbas Mosque in Ganja - Azerbaijan

    Shah Abbas Mosque in Ganja - Azerbaijan

    Juma Mosque of Ganja or Friday Mosque of Ganja – is a mosque located in the centre of Ganja. The mosque was built in 1606, according to a project of Sheykh Baheddin Mohammad Amil. The mosque is also often called “Shah Abbas Mosque”, because it was built on the instructions of Shah Abbas the Great during his reig [Read More]

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