The largest mosque in Tajikistan will open this year

The Committee for Religious Affairs of Tajikistan has announced a new date for the possible opening of the largest mosque in Tajikistan.

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The head of the Committee for Religious Affairs, Regulation of National Traditions, Celebrations, and Rituals, Sulaymon Davlatzoda, announced at a press conference on February 3 that an official visit by a state delegation from Qatar to Tajikistan is planned for the second quarter of this year.

“It is possible that the mosque in Dushanbe will be officially opened with the participation of this delegation,” Davlatzoda said.

Davlatzoda stated that the opening ceremony of the mosque should take place in the presence of representatives from both countries, as this is a bilateral international project between Tajikistan and Qatar.

At last year’s press conference of the Committee for Religious Affairs, Sulaymon Davlatzoda stated that the largest mosque in Tajikistan had passed inspection by the state commission and is ready for operation.

At that time, the head of the Committee for Religious Affairs mentioned that the opening of the mosque was planned for March 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives from Qatar were unable to visit Tajikistan, which led to the postponement of the mosque’s opening.

The construction of the mosque began in 2009. The project was financed by the state of Qatar. However, after 14 years, the mosque has still not been opened.

The largest mosque in Tajikistan is located on 12 hectares of land and consists of four 65-meter minarets, a 47-meter dome, 20 other smaller domes, a large prayer hall, small meeting halls, a library, and a museum.

It was previously reported that around 120,000 worshippers can pray in the mosque at the same time.

According to official data, about 100 million dollars have been spent on the construction of the mosque.