Osh New Mosque
Urban and Architectural
The first thing that you would notice is that it is a huge building, the tallest in the area. It can accept up to 20 000 visitors. It consists of a praying hall, a conference room, and a library. It was built in 2012, with private funding from Arab philanthropists. This mosque has a simple, elegant design with marble bricks and engravings in minarets. On the other side of the Sulaiman-Too Mountain.
Description
Sulaiman-Too Mosque is located in the outskirts of the Sulaiman-Too Mountain (considered to be a sacred mountain and a pilgrimage destination), right in the center of the oldest city in Kyrgyzstan, Osh. there lies the oldest mosque of the Osh city - Ravat Abdullah, dating back to the 16th century.
This city has many prominent mosques, but Sulaiman-Too Mosque is one of the newest and the most notable ones around.
Details
Location
in the outskirts of the Sulaiman-Too Mountain, right in the center of the oldest city in Kyrgyzstan
Worshippers
20000
Year of Build
2012
Drawings
Map
Urban and Architectural
The first thing that you would notice is that it is a huge building, the tallest in the area. It can accept up to 20 000 visitors. It consists of a praying hall, a conference room, and a library. It was built in 2012, with private funding from Arab philanthropists. This mosque has a simple, elegant design with marble bricks and engravings in minarets. On the other side of the Sulaiman-Too Mountain.
Description
Sulaiman-Too Mosque is located in the outskirts of the Sulaiman-Too Mountain (considered to be a sacred mountain and a pilgrimage destination), right in the center of the oldest city in Kyrgyzstan, Osh. there lies the oldest mosque of the Osh city - Ravat Abdullah, dating back to the 16th century.
This city has many prominent mosques, but Sulaiman-Too Mosque is one of the newest and the most notable ones around.