Matey Qoqanuly mosque

Matey (Matai) Qoqanuly Mosque — a mosque in Shalkar city. Built in 2011. Mosque capacity: 300 people. The mosque complex includes a 30‑seat madrasa and a 400‑seat dining hall.

History

The mosque was built at the expense of Dilda Qoqanova and was ceremonially opened in 2011 on Kazakhstan's Independence Day with the participation of district akim Rahat Sdykov and city akim Erbol Danagulov. At the ceremony, council deputy Jaras Izgulov handed the key of the Niva car to the mosque imam Nurlybek Takeev.

The mosque is named after Matey Qoqanuly (born 1884), who was religiously educated, graduated from Bukhara Higher School, and knew Arabic.

Key facts

Type: mosque
Architectural style: Islamic architecture

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 47.826507, 59.613277Open in Google Maps

Nearby places

Old mosque of Shalqar

Jananam-akhun Seitimuly named mosque — Shalqar district central mosque) - one of the two mosques in the city of Shalqar, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, located at 39.

Shalkar (lake, Aktobe Region)

Shalkar (Kazakh: Шалқар) is a brackish lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.

Zhamantuz, Shalkar District

Zhamantuz (Kazakh: Жамантұз) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.

Sources

The text on this page is translated from: Мәтей Қоқанұлы атындағы мешіті (kk.wikipedia.org), as of 4 August 2020

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