Kharkiv Mosque

The request to approve the plan of the “Mohammedan mosque” was considered by the construction department of the city on February 24, 1906. The construction of the building dates back to 1906, and its opening took place on the eve of the month of Ramadan. The first mullah and imam of the mosque was Muhammad Rakhim Alimovich Uzbyakov. The architect of this project was the architect Muratov Ilyas Tagirovich. During the October Revolution, a community was located in the community. In 1923, the community charter was officially registered. This mosque has long belonged to the Sunnis, but was considered a cathedral, since the Shiite community did not have its own mosque, so during the holidays, Sunnis and Shiites gathered here. In the early 30s, the mullah was arrested, but died shortly after his release. In 1936, the mosque was destroyed by the Soviet government, the community was persecuted, in the post-war years, services were allowed only in the presence of the police. In 1991, during the time of Independent Ukraine, the community charter was re-registered. Eight years later, in 1999, the restoration of the mosque began, which was rebuilt in a few years. In 2006, the exterior decoration was completed, construction work in the building has been carried out until now.