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Wednesday 30 Sep 2015 - 13:19 Makkah mean time-17-12-1436
Photo: Anadolu Agency
Simferopol (IINA) – Turkey is going to fully finance the construction of Crimea’s largest mosque, Crimean Grand Mufti Emir Ali Ablayev said on Sunday.
Ablayev told Anadolu Agency that the Russian administration approved the project, which they had been trying to implement for 10 years, before Crimea joined the Russian Federation. He said the mosque will be built in Crimea’s capital in an area of 5,000 square meters, including the worship venue, courtyard and the fountain, and will accommodate around 5,000 worshipers.
Ercan Bekar, the owner of the Istanbul-based construction company Erbek Insaat which will build the mosque, said that the cornerstone of the mosque will be laid within days. He added that the construction company has 36 months to build the mosque, but it intends to finish its construction within 24 months.
The project which represents the Turkish architecture, will be fully finance by Turkey. “Turkish Presidency for Religious Affairs provided every kind of support for the implementation of this project, which will be Crimea’s largest Mosque,” the Grand Mufti said.
He added that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former President Abdullah Gul, and Head of Presidency for Religious Affairs Mehmet Gormez helped with the project approval, first from Ukrainian authorities, and then from the Russian authorities.
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