Türkmenbaşy Mosque built

Name: Türkmenbaşy Mosque built
Start: 2004

2004 CE.

Shown on the map at 38.018°, 58.253°.

Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Metjidi), or Gypjak Mosque, is a mosque in Gypjak, Turkmenistan, and the resting place for Saparmurat Niyazov, the leader of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. The mosque is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the capital, Ashgabat, on the M37 highway.

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