Husainiya Mosque

In the city of Orenburg, on Kirov Street there is a rather unusual mosque, called Khusainia. The mosque was built at the expense of a rich Tatar merchant Ahmed Khusainov and became the sixth cathedral mosque of the city of Orenburg. To obtain permission from the city authorities for its construction, Khusainov had to make a lot of efforts, however, in 1892 the building was built by the architect Korin.

The Husainia Mosque attracts attention with its powerful minaret, which is the architectural dominant of this area of the city. In general, the appearance of a complex, asymmetrical building resembles a Western church, built in the oriental style, rather than a traditional mosque. Not far from the mosque, a three-storey madrasah building was built on the present Malo-Trade Lane.

Husainia was closed by the Soviet authorities in 1932. For a long time, the hostel of the Tatar Pedagogical College was located here, and then the department of non-departmental security. In 1992, it was returned to the faithful.