Old Mosque, Ufa
The Old Mosque, Ufa, commonly known as the Tukayev Mosque, is located in Ufa, Russia.
History
The construction started in 1827, it was initiated by Gabdesallam Gabdrakhimov (1765-1840), the second mufti of the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly.
The first permanent mosque in the city of Ufa was erected in 1830 on Frolovskaya Street (later renamed Tukayev Street).
A madrasah was opened in 1887.
Until 1920 the building was the main mosque in Russia.
It was the only active mosque in the city between 1960 and 1992.
The local imam Cihangir Abızgildin was arrested and executed by the NKVD in 1937.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bashkir Encyclopaedia
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