The Hazrat Sultan Mosque (; ) is a
Friday mosque
A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as ''jumu'ah''.See:
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Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
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Construction
After the suggestion from president of Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakhstani politician who served as the first president of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019. He also held the special title of Elbasy from 2010 to 2022 and chairman of the Security Council of ...
mosque named "Hazrat Sultan", which means "Holy Sultan". As well known, "Hazret Sultan" - one of the epithets of Sufi sheikh
Khoja Ahmed Yasavi, author of "Divan-e Hikmat", whose mausoleum is located in Turkistan.
Construction of the mosque "Hazrat Sultan" started in Astana in June 2009. In different periods from 1000 to 1500 workers have been involved in the construction of the mosque. Hazret Sultan Mosque was opened on July 6, 2012 at 12:30, which supplemented the list of unique objects of the capital.
Overview
The building was constructed in classical Islamic style with traditional
Kazakh ornaments. Located on the right bank of the
Yesil river the Mosque is adjacent to the
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (, ''Beibıtşılık pen kelısım saraiy''), also translated as the ''Pyramid of Peace and Accord'', is a pyramid in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, since 2019, that serves as a non-denominational natio ...
, the monument "Kazakh Eli" and the
Independence Square. It can accommodate five thousand worshipers, and on holidays - up to 10 thousand people. The area of the mosque spans across more than 11 hectares and a construction area of 17,700 square meters. Hazret Sultan has the largest
dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
in Kazakhstan with a height of 51 meters and a diameter, at the base of the dome, 28.1 meters. The mosque also has eight small domes with diameters of 10.45 and 7.6 meters, and peaks - 33.46 and 25, 25 meters. 4 minarets with a height of 77 meters, are located in the corners of the mosque. According to the architectural plan, the temple should crown the 80-meter spire with a crescent directed strictly towards Mecca. As the functionality of the object, it may be noted that the building provides space for bathing rituals and weddings, halls to read the Quran, and sitting in educational groups.
See also
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Islam in Kazakhstan
References
{{Mosques in Kazakhstan
2012 establishments in Kazakhstan
Mosques completed in 2012
Mosques in Astana