Qol Şärif Mosque built

1996 CE.

Shown on the map at 55.798°, 49.105°.

The Kul Sharif Mosque (Tatar: Кол Шәриф мәчете, romanized: Qol Şərif məçete; Russian: Мечеть Кул-Шариф, romanized: Mechet' Kul-Sharif) located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.

Text from the Wikipedia article Kul Sharif Mosque, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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