The Mosque `Pride Of Muslims` Named After The Prophet Muhammad In The City Of Shali In The Chechen Republic Of Russia. Editorial Photo

The mosque `Pride of Muslims` named after the Prophet Muhammad in the city of Shali in the Chechen Republic of Russia. The mosque `Pride of Muslims ` named after the Prophet Muhammad is a mosque built in the XXI century in the center of Shali. The largest mosque in Europe, accommodates up to 30 thousand people, and the surrounding area-up to 70 thousand. Since 2012, on an area of 5 hectares in the city center, next to the high-rise complex Shali City, the construction of a new mosque was actively carried out, on a project that has no analogues in the world, architects from Uzbekistan worked. The grand opening of the mosque, dedicated to the birthday of the first President of the republic — Akhmat-Haji Kadyrov, took place on August 23, 2019. The building, which has a dome with a height of 43 meters and minarets with a height of 63 meters, is covered with snow-white marble from the Greek island of Thassos, which is valued for reflecting light and giving coolness in the heat. The eight-meter central chandelier, weighing more than two and a half tons, and 395 lamps are decorated with Swarovski stones and gold. On an area of 5 hectares, there is a park area with 12 fountains. There are about 2000 trees planted here and a real valley of roses.