The Kul Sharif Mosque (; ) located in

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, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in

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, and in

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History

Originally, the mosque was built in the

in the 16th century. It was named after

Kul Sharif Kul Sharif or Qol Şärif (Volga Türki and Persian: قل شریف; ; ; died 1552) was an Old Tatar language-poet, statesman, university professor and imam of the Khanate of Kazan. He participated in some diplomatic missions on behalf of Kazan ...

, 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 The siege of Kazan or Fall of Kazan in 1552 was the final battle of the Russo-Kazan Wars and led to the fall of the Khanate of Kazan. Conflict continued after the fall of Kazan, however, as rebel governments formed in Çalım and Mişätamaq ...

, and the mosque was destroyed by

Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (; – ), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible,; ; monastic name: Jonah. was Grand Prince of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar of all Russia, Tsar and Grand Prince of all R ...

's forces. It is believed that the building featured minarets, both in the form of cupolas and tents. The current building is a replacement, constructed in the first years of the 21st century and completed in the year 2005. Kul Sharif Mosque - panoramio

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