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| Khan's Mosque | |
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Ханская мечеть в Касимове | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Kasimov |
| State | Ryazan Oblast |
| Country | Russia |
 Interactive map of Khan's Mosque | |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Established | 1768 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 1 |
The Khan's Mosque (Russian: Ханская мечеть в Касимове) 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.[1] Others believe that the mosque goes back to the reign of Qasim Khan.[2] 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.
Architecture
[edit]The mosque's main building consists of two floors.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Сохраним сокровища Хан-Кермана" [Let's save the treasures of Khan-Kerman]. Medina Publishing House (in Russian). August 28, 2009.
- ↑ Arsyukhin, Evgeny (August 2002). "Касимов: Ханы, гробницы, Ученые" [Kasimov: Khans, tombs, Scientists]. archeologica.narod.ru (in Russian).
- ↑ Gafiyatullina, Ilmira (23 March 2021). "The Six Oldest Russian Mosques". Russia - Islamic world. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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