Bishkek Central Mosque

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The Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi, commonly known as the Bishkek Central Mosque (Kyrgyz: Бишкек борбордук мечити, Russian: Центральная мечеть Бишкека, is a mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The construction of the mosque started in 2012 and it was inaugurated in 2018. It was funded by the Turkish Diyanet. It is one of several mosques funded by Turkey across the world. Built in an Ottoman revival style, the mosque is one of the largest in Central Asia. It has the capacity to accommodate 30,000 worshipers.

Construction of the mosque started in 2012.[1] It was later decided that the mosque would be named after Al-Sarakhsi, a medieval Islamic scholar.

The mosque was inaugurated on 2 September 2018.[2] The opening ceremony was attended by Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.[3]

^ AA, Daily Sabah with (2018-09-02). "Erdoğan inaugurates Central Asia's largest mosque in Kyrgyzstan". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-06-28. ^ Ashiraliev, Elmurat (August 28, 2019). "Kyrgyzstan Attempts to Isolate Local Islam". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2021-06-28. ^ "С участием Жээнбекова и Эрдогана в Бишкеке открылась одна из самых больших мечетей в ЦА (фото)". Kabar (in Russian). 2018-09-02. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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