Nizhnekamsk Cathedral Mosque
ooh Baki Urmanche, Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
Description:
Nizhnekamsk Cathedral Mosque, located in the city of Nizhnekamsk, is the central Muslim temple of the city. It was built in 1989-1996 according to the project of I. Sabitov by architects R. I. Makuev and F. G. Khanov.
Nizhnekamsk Cathedral Mosque is a cult complex with an area of 2.5 thousand square meters, including the Center for Culture and History, a library, a hotel, a middle madrasah “Risal”, in which Muslim youth from all over Russia study. The mosque is the first multi-minaret mosque in Tatarstan in neo-romantic style.
The monozoal mosque-jami has no dome, covered with a gable roof. At the corners are four minarets with a height of 66 meters. The main entrances to the mosque are located in the west and east of the building. The main prayer hall is located on the second floor of the mosque and has an area of 900 square meters.