Central Mosque Almaty

Central Mosque Almaty
Almaty ortalyq meshiti/Алматы орталық мешіті
The mosque in 2023
Religion
AffiliationHanafi
LeadershipYesmagambet Nurbek
Location
LocationAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Shown within Kazakhstan
Coordinates43°16′06″N 76°57′12″E / 43.268438°N 76.953324°E / 43.268438; 76.953324
Architecture
ArchitectsSultan Baimagambetov
Zhanabayev Sharapiev
Kazbek Zharylgapov
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Groundbreaking1996
Completed1999
Specifications
Capacity7000
Dome height (outer)36 m
Dome dia. (outer)20 m
Website
http://www.azan.kz/

Almaty Central Mosque (Kazakh: Almaty ortalyq meshiti/Алматы орталық мешіті, Russian: Centralnaya mechet Almaty/Центральная мечеть Алматы) is one of the largest mosques in Almaty, and in Kazakhstan. Designed to accommodate 7,000 worshippers, it was built on the site of the old mosque that dated to 1890 and caught fire in 1987.