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Khan's Mosque
Khan's Mosque in 2014
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Kasimov, Russia
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Date established	1768
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1

Khan's Mosque in Kasimov is the oldest mosque in Central Russia. It dates from the Qasim Khanate of the 15th and 16th centuries. According to Kadir Ali, the brick mosque was built by Shahghali at some point in the mid-16th century. Others believe that the mosque goes back to the reign of Qasim Khan. The original building was torn down at the behest of Peter the Great in 1702, but its wide stone minaret survives.

The existing mosque was erected next to the old minaret in 1768. The local Tatar nobles had a second storey added in 1835. A little closer to the Oka River is another local landmark, Shahghali's Mausoleum from the mid-16th century. The Khan's Mosque has been designated a public museum since the 1930s.

The minimalist design of the minaret, with its unadorned walls, reminds of that of the famous Guangta Minaret of Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou, in South China.

See also

• Islam in Russia
• List of mosques in Russia
• List of mosques in Europe

References

1. "Сохраним сокровища Хан-Кермана" [Let's save the treasures of Khan-Kerman]. Medina Publishing House (in Russian). August 28, 2009.
2. Arsyukhin, Evgeny (August 2002). "Касимов: Ханы, гробницы, Ученые" [Kasimov: Khans, tombs, Scientists]. archeologica.narod.ru (in Russian).

External links

• Guide to Russia: Kasimov

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Other European Russia	Khan's, Kasimov Moscow Cathedral Old Moscow Rostov-on-Don Cathedral Saint Petersburg
Siberia	Nord Kamal
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