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The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
(Russian — Mechet Akhmata Kadyrova) is located in Grozny, the capital
of Chechnya. It is one of the largest mosques in Russia and is
officially known as the "The Heart of Chechnya" , Russian — Serdtse
Chechni). The mosque is named after Akhmad Kadyrov who commissioned its
construction from the mayor of Konya. The mosque design with a set of
62-metre (203 ft)-tall minarets is based on the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
On October 16, 2008, the mosque was officially opened in a ceremony in
which Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke and was with Russian Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin. In this mosque, ten thousand Muslims can pray
at a time and its minarets reach 62 metres (203 ft) high. 21 more images after the break...
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