The Soltan Mosque (
Cyrillic
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: Солтан мәчете; formerly ''Cihanşa bay Mosque'', ''The Red Mosque'', ''Ğosman Mosque'', ''The Eighth Mosque'', also spelled ''
Sultan
Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...
'' or ''Sultanovskaya'' via Russian Султановская мечеть) is a mosque in
Kazan
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
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Russia
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History
It was built in 1868 on the donation of merchant Cihanşa Ğosmanov. The mosque is built in traditions of the
Tatar-
Bolghar medieval architecture combined with ''national romance'' style. There is one hall with
entresol. The three-storied minaret is placed over the entry.
On November 11, 1931 the mosque was closed by the Soviet authorities. In 1990 the minaret was restored, in 1994 the mosque was returned to believers.
Gallery
File:KazanjSultanaMoskeo.jpg
File:Tuqay street and Soltan mosque minaret.JPG
See also
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Islam in Tatarstan
Islam in Tatarstan existed prior to the tenth century, but it saw major growth in 922, when Bulgars, Bulgar ruler Almış converted to Islam.Azade-Ayse Rolich, The Volga Tatars, 1986, page 11. Richard Frye, Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia, 2005 ...
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Islam in Russia
Islam is a major religious minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Islam in Europe, Muslim population in Europe. According to the US Federal Research Division 1998 reference book, , viArchive.org/ref> Muslims in Russia number ...
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List of mosques in Russia
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List of mosques in Europe
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Sultan Mosque in Singapore
References
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Mosques in Kazan
Closed mosques in the Soviet Union
Mosques completed in the 1860s
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1868
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Tatarstan
Anti-Islam sentiment in Russia
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