Old Mosque, Ufa

Tukayev Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationUfa, Bashkortostan, Russia
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established1830
Minaret(s)1

The Old Mosque, Ufa (Russian: Первая соборная мечеть, Bashkir: Беренсе йәмиғ мәсете), commonly known as the Tukayev Mosque, is located in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.

History

The construction started in 1827, it was initiated by Gabdesallam Gabdrakhimov (1765-1840), the second mufti of the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly. [1]

The first permanent mosque in the city of Ufa was erected in 1830 on Frolovskaya Street (later renamed Tukayev Street).[2]

A madrasah was opened in 1887.[2]

Until 1920 the building was the main mosque in Russia.[1]

It was the only active mosque in the city between 1960 and 1992.[1]

The local imam Cihangir Abızgildin was arrested and executed by the NKVD in 1937.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "История первой мечети: рассказываем о старейшей мусульманской святыне Уфы, которой уже почти 200 лет". УФА1.ру (in Russian). 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  2. ^ a b "Bashkir Encyclopaedia". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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