Old Mosque, Ufa
{{Short description|Mosque in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia}}
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|religious_affiliation = Islam
|location = Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia
|established = 1830
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The Old Mosque, Ufa ({{langx|ru|Первая соборная мечеть}}, {{langx|ba|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. {{Cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=История первой мечети: рассказываем о старейшей мусульманской святыне Уфы, которой уже почти 200 лет |url=https://ufa1.ru/text/religion/2022/07/09/71470211/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=УФА1.ру |language=ru}}
The first permanent mosque in the city of Ufa was erected in 1830 on Frolovskaya Street (later renamed Tukayev Street).[http://encikl.bashedu.ru/mmmm/mechet_ufa.htm Bashkir Encyclopaedia]
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
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Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1830
Category:Mosques completed in the 1830s
Category:1830 establishments in the Russian Empire
Category:Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Bashkortostan
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