Ahat Jami Mosque

48°03′11.5″N 37°43′11″E / 48.053194°N 37.71972°E / 48.053194; 37.71972ArchitectureTypeMosqueCompletedSeptember 3, 1999SpecificationsCapacity700Dome(s)1Minaret(s)2

The Ahat Jami Mosque (Ukrainian: Мечеть Ахать Джамі, romanized: Mechet Akhat Dzhami; Russian: Ахать-Джами, lit. 'Akhat-Dzhami'; Tatar: Әхәт Җәми мәчете, romanized: Äxät Cemi mäçete) is a congregational mosque located in Donetsk, Ukraine. The mosque was named in honor of local mafia boss Akhat Bragin and one of its minarets is named after Rinat Akhmetov. It is the first mosque to be built in Donets basin since the fall of the Soviet Union. Although de jure located in Ukraine, the mosque is on territory currently controlled by the unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic.

History

In 1993 in the Donetsk Muslim community established Star of the Prophet. One year later, the foundation was laid for the region's first mosque, Ibn Fadlan. The plans for the project were taken from one of Istanbul's mosques.^[1]

The main sponsor for the building was Akhat Bragin. After his death on October 15, 1995, the mosque was named in his honor. Initially the project called for the construction of one minaret but financing from Rinat Akhmetov made it possible to build two. The second was named in honor of him. On the first floor of the mosque is located Ukrainian Islamic University -the first Muslim institution of higher education in Ukraine.^[1]

The official opening of the Ahat Cami mosque and Ukrainian Islamic University was held on September 3, 1999.^[2]

See also

• Islam in Ukraine

References

Mosques in Ukraine

Ahat Jami Mosque Al-Salam Mosque Ar-Rahma Mosque Kharkiv Cathedral Mosque Kyiv Islamic Cultural Center Luhansk Cathedral Mosque Sultan Suleiman Mosque
Mosques in Crimea	Aqmescit Friday Mosque Big Khan Mosque Ismi Khan Jami Mosque Juma-Jami Mosque Kebir-Jami Mosque Kokkoz Jami Mosque Molla-Mustafa Jami Mosque Mufti-Jami Mosque Orta Cami Mosque Ozbek Han Mosque Partenit Mosque Tahtali-Jami Mosque