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Source:
http://newsfromrussia.com/science/2003/10/18/50602.html
The
world's smallest mosque has been
built in the memory of Tatars who
were killed during the taking of
Kazan by troops of Russian Tsar Ivan
the Terrible in 1552. According to
Rosbalt, not more than 10 people can
worship in the mosque at one time.
The mosque was
built in the style of a miniature
copy of the Kul Sharif mosque, which
was constructed on the territory of
the Kazan Kremlin. The miniature
octahedral mosque measures 25 square
meters. It has one cupola and four
10-meter high minarets. The interior
of the mosque covers only ten square
meters. The initiator of the
construction of the mosque was a
77-year-old WWII veteran. Various
organizations and individuals
donated money for the construction
of the mosque.
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