The Bulgar Mosque (russian: Мечеть Булгар, tt-Cyrl, Болгар мәчет, chv, Пӑлхар мечетӗ) is a
Muslim Mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a Place of worship, place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers (sujud) ...
in the city of
Cheboksary
Cheboksary (; russian: Чебокса́ры, r=Cheboksáry, p=tɕɪbɐˈksarɨ; cv, Шупашкар, ''Şupaşkar'') is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River.
Geography
The city is located in the Volga Upland re ...
,
Chuvashia
Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Ch ...
, Russia. It is located on the outskirts of the city. Russian
Grand Mufti
The Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is the head of regional muftis, Islamic jurisconsults, of a state. The office originated in the early modern era in the Ottoman empire and has been later adopted in a num ...
Talgat Tadzhuddin opened it on September 14, 2005.
The mosque is named after the medieval
Volga-Bulgarian capital of
Bolghar
Bolghar ( tt-Cyrl, Болгар, cv, Пăлхар) was intermittently the capital of Volga Bulgaria from the 8th to the 15th centuries, along with Bilyar and Nur-Suvar. It was situated on the bank of the Volga River, about 30 km downstre ...
, and is a revered center of
Islam in the
Volga region
The Volga Region (russian: Поволжье, ''Povolzhye'', literally: "along the Volga") is a historical region in Russia that encompasses the drainage basin of the Volga River, the longest river in Europe, in central and southern European Russ ...
.
See also
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Islam in Russia
Although Islam is a minority religion in Russia, Russia has the largest Muslim population in Europe. According to US Department of State in 2017, Muslims in Russia numbered 14 million or roughly 10% of the total population. According to a ...
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List of mosques in Russia __NOTOC__
The construction of mosques in Russia has been documented from the 1550s to 2010 and mirrors the history of Islam in Russia. Russian mosques span the mosques of Europe and Asia. Mosques of note
List
The following is a partial list of ...
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List of mosques in Europe
This is a partial list of mosques in Europe.
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See also
* Lists of mosques
* Islam in Europe
References
External links
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* mapof mosques in Europe
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Mosques
A mosque (; from ...
External links
Photos of the Bulgar Mosque in Cheboksary
Mosques in Russia
Cheboksary
Mosques completed in 2005
21st-century mosques
Religious buildings and structures in Chuvashia
Mosques in Europe
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