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Coordinates: 55°46′58″N 49°06′52″E / 55.7829°N 49.11455°E / 55.7829; 49.11455
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{{Short description|Mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia}}
[[Image:Nurullah Mosque.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Nurulla Mosque's minaret and cupola]]
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The '''Nurulla Mosque''' (also spelled ''Nurullah''; [[Cyrillic]]: Нурулла́; formerly ''The Seventh Cathedral Mosque'', ''Hay Bazaar Mosque'': {{lang-tt-Cyrl|Печән Базары мәчете|translit=Peçän Bazarı mäçete}}; {{lang-ru|Сенная мечеть}}/''Sennaya'', ''Bazaar Mosque'', ''Yunıs Mosque'', ''The Main Mosque'', ''The White Mosque'' etc.) is a mosque in [[Kazan]], [[Russia]].


==History==
The '''Nurulla Mosque''' (also spelled ''Nurullah''; [[Cyrillic]]: Нурулла; formerly ''The Seventh Cathedral Mosque'', ''Hay Bazaar Mosque'': {{lang-tt|Печән Базары мәчете|Peçän Bazarı mäçete}}- {{lang-ru|Сенная мечеть}}/''Sennaya'', ''Bazaar Mosque'', ''Yunıs Mosque'', ''The Main Mosque'', ''The White Mosque'' etc.) is a mosque in [[Kazan]], [[Russia]].
[[Image:Nurullah Mosque.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Nurulla Mosque's minaret and cupola]]
It was built in 1845–1849 on the donations of merchant Ğ. M. Yunısov by the project of A. K. Loman. The mosque is two-storied, has a hall with cupola and three-storied cylindrical minaret over the southern entry. The ornament of the mosque is similar to those of medieval [[Volga Bulgaria]] and the [[Middle East]]. In 1929 the minaret was destroyed, and till 1992 the mosque was used for apartments and offices. In 1992 it was renamed ''Nurullah'' and returned to believers. In 1990-1995 the mosque saw a restoration under R. W. Bilalov when the minaret also was restored.


==See also==
It was built in [[1845]]-[[1849]] on the donations of merchant Ğ. M. Yunısov by the project of A. K. Loman. The mosque is two-storied, has a hall with cupola and three-storied cylindrical minaret over the southern entry. The ornament of the mosque is similar to those of medieval [[Volga Bulgaria]] and the [[Middle East]]. In [[1929]] the minaret was destructed, and till [[1992]] the mosque was used for apartments and offices. In [[1992]] it was renamed ''Nurullah'' and returned to believers. In [[1990]]-[[1995]] the mosque saw the restoration under R. W. Bilalov, wthe minaret also was restored.
*[[Islam in Tatarstan]]
*[[Islam in Russia]]
*[[List of mosques in Russia]]
*[[List of mosques in Europe]]


==References==
==References==
* {{TES|Печән Базары мәчете}}
*{{TES|Печән Базары мәчете}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715215734/http://www.russian-mosques.com/ShowMosque.aspx?regionCode=TA+&cityName=Kazan&mosqueID=62a19d57-5131-47d7-a4e8-5f542b125137 Nurulla mosque on "Russian mosques"]

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{{Mosques in Russia}}


[[Category:Mosques in Kazan]]
[[Category:Mosques in Kazan]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1849]]
[[Category:Closed mosques in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Tatarstan]]
[[Category:Anti-Islam sentiment in Russia]]

Latest revision as of 19:37, 15 February 2024

Nurulla Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
District Tatarstan
StatusActive
Standort
StandortKazan, Russia
Geographic coordinates55°46′58″N 49°06′52″E / 55.7829°N 49.11455°E / 55.7829; 49.11455
Architecture
Architect(s)A. K. Loman
TypMosque
Completed1849
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1

The Nurulla Mosque (also spelled Nurullah; Cyrillic: Нурулла́; formerly The Seventh Cathedral Mosque, Hay Bazaar Mosque: Tatar: Печән Базары мәчете, romanized: Peçän Bazarı mäçete; Russian: Сенная мечеть/Sennaya, Bazaar Mosque, Yunıs Mosque, The Main Mosque, The White Mosque etc.) is a mosque in Kazan, Russia.

History

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Nurulla Mosque's minaret and cupola

It was built in 1845–1849 on the donations of merchant Ğ. M. Yunısov by the project of A. K. Loman. The mosque is two-storied, has a hall with cupola and three-storied cylindrical minaret over the southern entry. The ornament of the mosque is similar to those of medieval Volga Bulgaria and the Middle East. In 1929 the minaret was destroyed, and till 1992 the mosque was used for apartments and offices. In 1992 it was renamed Nurullah and returned to believers. In 1990-1995 the mosque saw a restoration under R. W. Bilalov when the minaret also was restored.

See also

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References

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  • "Печән Базары мәчете". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.
  • Nurulla mosque on "Russian mosques"