Showing posts with label Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Putin, Abbas, Erdogan Attend Moscow Grand Mosque Opening Ceremony


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Ravil Gainutdin attended a ceremony to open the Moscow Grand Mosque. The new mosque, which was erected on the site of the city's original mosque built in 1904 and which has been under reconstruction since 2005, will be able to accommodate up to 10,000 people simultaneously.


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One of Europe's Largest Mosques Opens in Moscow


The long awaited opening of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, the largest in Europe took place in the Russian capital. It has capacity for around 10,000 worships to pray on six floors. The opening ceremony was be attended by the leaders of Russia, Turkey, Palestine and Kazakhstan.


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