Mosque in Navahrudak
Also known as: Mosque in Navahrudak
mosque
Key facts
- Built
- 1855
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Overview
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The Navahrudak Mosque is a wooden mosque in the town of Navahrudak (Novogrudok) in the Grodno Region of Belarus. Its recorded construction date is 1855, and it is listed as part of the cultural heritage of Belarus. It is described as the largest Lipka Tatar mosque in the Second Polish Republic. The Lipka Tatars are a Muslim Tatar community with a long history of settlement in the lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The building changed considerably in the twentieth century and was rebuilt and reopened in 1997.
History
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The mosque was built in 1855, according to the record. On 22 September 1929 the Polish president, Ignacy Mościcki, visited it; this is reported as the first visit by a senior Polish state official to a mosque.
After the Second World War the building was converted into a residential property, and its minaret and tower were destroyed. Efforts to rebuild and restore the mosque increased during the 1990s, and it reopened in 1997.
From Wikipedia
Navahrudak Mosque (Belarusian: Навагрудская мячэць, Polish: Meczet w Nowogródku) is a wooden mosque located in Novogrudok, Grodno Region in Belarus.
It was the largest Lipka Tatar mosque in the Second Polish Republic. Following the 22 September 1929, it was the first mosque to be visited by a Polish senior state official - the Polish president, Ignacy Mościcki.
Following the Second World War, the mosque was transformed into a residential building (the minaret and tower were destroyed). During the 1990s, there were increasing efforts to rebuild the mosque, and it was reopened in 1997.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D9%88%D9%81%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%83
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navahrudak_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navahrudak_Camii