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Kul Sharif Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
District | Tatarstan |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Kazan, Russia |
Geographic coordinates | 55°47′54.49″N 49°06′17.32″E / 55.7984694°N 49.1048111°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic architecture, Russian architecture |
Completed | 2005 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 6,000 |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 4 |
The Kul Sharif Mosque[1] (Tatar: Кол Шәриф мәчете; Russian: Мечеть Кул-Шариф, romanized: Mechet' Kul-Sharif) located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.[2]