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Kokshetau's Tatar Mosque

Kokshetau, Kazakhstan

The Zhakiya Kazhi Mosque (« », «Jaqııa qajy» meşiti, « », Mechet' «Zhakiya Kazhy») is a mosque in the center of Kokshetau, the capital of Akmola Region, in the northern part of Kazakhstan. It is the oldest Juma mosque in the city, built by the Tatars and the city's population's donations between 1893 and 1894 (located on the 91, Auelbekova St, at the end of the 19th century it was called Kazanskaya). It is an architectural monument of local importance.

Mosque data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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