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The Minor Mosque is a new mosque in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. It is located on the bank of Anhor canal, whose embankment has undergone major improvements in recent months in terms of its appearance. The construction of the mosque was launched in the summer of 2013 based on the resolution “On measures
to construct a mosque in the Minor neighborhood in Tashkent” issued by the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. On October 1, 2014, on the eve of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, President Islam Karimov inaugurated the new mosque.
The building is created in traditional oriental and Uzbek architectural styles. The main building of the mosque – a prayer hall – is a two-storied structure flanked by two portals. On the corners of the main façade are two 38-meter high minarets. At the same time the mosque differs from ancient brick buildings in that it is covered in white marble. On a clear day it sparkles and its blue dome seems to dissolve in the sky. The interior of the mosque is decorated in Naqsh style, with Quranic and other texts. Designed to hold more than 2,400 people, the mosque is divided into the open front of the terraces and a huge domed hall with a gilded mekhrob (niche indicating Mecca) decorated with Quranic texts.
The Minor Mosque is presently one of the largest Muslim spiritual centers in Tashkent and Uzbekistan. The construction of the site was funded by the State Budget and the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan. The mosque boasts all conditions for visitors. It is furnished with special rooms for ablution with fittings. All the inscriptions in the mosque were created according to designs by calligraphers Habibullo Solikh, Islam Mamatov and Abdulgofur Haqberdiyev.
