Nur Astana Mosque
The Nur-Astana Mosque ( Kazakh Нұр Астана мешіті ; Russian Мечеть Нұр-Астана ) is a mosque in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan . It was opened in 2005 after three years of construction and was the largest mosque in Kazakhstan until the Hazrat Sultan Mosque was completed.
description
The golden dome of the mosque has a total height of 40 meters and the four minarets are each 63 meters high. The height of the dome represents the age of the Prophet Mohammed when he received the revelation and the height of the minarets symbolizes the age at which Mohammed died.
The Nur-Astana Mosque was a gift from Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the then Emir of Qatar , Hamad bin Chalifa Al Thani .
gallery
View of the interior
Web links
- Nur Astana Mosque as a 3D model in SketchUp's 3D warehouse
- Entry via Nur Astana Mosque at Emporis
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.imo2010org.kz ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , “Astana Only” Central Mosque and Beit Rachel Synagogue
- ↑ Astana Mosque, 2nd Street, AREA only ( Memento of the original dated May 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Info at the Kazakh Embassy in Malaysia
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 35 ″ N , 71 ° 24 ′ 56 ″ E