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Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque (), or Gypjak Mosque, is a mosque in
Gypjak Gypjak (also known as Kipchak) is a former village that was annexed into the Turkmenistan, Turkmen capital of Ashgabat in 2013. It is now a neighborhood in Bagtyýarlyk District, Bagtyýarlyk Borough of Ashgabat. Overview The neighborhood is know ...
, Turkmenistan and the resting place for
Saparmurat Niyazov Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006) was a Turkmenistani politician who led Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was the Secretary (title), first secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenist ...
, the leader of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. The mosque is located about west of the capital,
Ashgabat Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30  ...
, on the M37 highway.


Overview

The mosque, constructed by the French company
Bouygues Bouygues S.A. () is a French engineering group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bouygues is listed on the Euronext, Euronext Paris exchange and is a blue chip (stock market), blue chip in the ...
, was built in the home town of President Saparmurat Niyazov. It opened on 22 October 2004, and was built by Nyýazow with a
mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type o ...
in preparation for his death. Nyýazow died two years later, and was buried in the mausoleum on 24 December 2006. The mosque has been at the center of controversy as scriptures from both the
Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
and the
Ruhnama The ''Ruhnama'', or ''Rukhnama'', translated into English as ''Book of the Soul'' or ''Book of the Spirit'', is a two volume work written by Saparmurat Niyazov, the president of Turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006. It is a book about the philosophi ...
(The Book of the Soul), Nyýazow's 'pseudo-spiritual guide to life' are built into the walls. It has outraged many Muslims that the Ruhnama is placed as the Koran's equal. Indeed, despite its capacity to accommodate 10,000 congregants, the mosque is often empty as the Ruhnama inscriptions are considered blasphemous by devout mosquegoers.


Reconstruction

The major modernization of the mosque with a capacity of 10 thousand people was carried out in 2024. The mosque was opened after reconstruction in September 2024.
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Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque or Ärtogrul Gazy Mosque is a mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is a prominent landmark in Ashgabat with its four minarets and a central dome and has a lavish interior decoration with fine stained glass windows. History ...
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Gurbanguly Hajji Mosque The Gurbanguly Hajji Mosque () is a mosque in Mary, Turkmenistan. It was completed in 2009, during the rule of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. It is a prominent landmark in Mary with its four minarets. History The project developed in 2001 Ashg ...


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2004 establishments in Turkmenistan Gypjak Mosques in Turkmenistan Mosques completed in 2004 21st-century mosques in Asia Saparmurat Niyazov Mosque buildings with domes in Asia Mosque buildings with minarets in Asia {{Turkmenistan-mosque-stub