Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque
| Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location |
Ashgabat,  |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Rite | Hanafi |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Ottoman[1] |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Minaret(s) | 4 |
| Materials | Marble |
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque or Ärtogrul Gazy Mosque is a mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It honors Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. It is a prominent landmark in Ashgabat with its four minarets and a central dome and has a lavish interior decoration with fine stained glass windows.
The mosque was inaugurated in 1998 after the independence of Turkmenistan in 1990. The white marbled building is reminiscent of the Blue Mosque of Istanbul.
The mosque accommodates up to 5,000 worshipers at a time.
Several accidental deaths took place during the construction of glass works.[2]
References
- ↑ Ottoman architecture
- ↑ "Azadi mosque". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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Coordinates: 37°55′59″N 58°23′56″E / 37.93306°N 58.39889°E
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