Tuesday, April 8, 2014

RUSSIA - Kul Sharif, Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan

You could find a history of this mosque here and here.

"The Qolşärif Mosque ( also spelled Qol Sharif, Qol Sherif and Kol Sharif via the Tatar Qol Şärif mäçete, Qolşärif mäçete, and Kul Sharif via the Russian мечеть Кул-Шариф, mechet Kul-Sharif) located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction — the largest mosque in Russia, and in Europe."


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