Bulgar Mosque | |
Native Name: | Мечеть Булгар |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Map Type: | Russia |
Map Size: | 220px |
Map Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 56.1119°N 47.2442°W |
Location: | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Established: | 14 September 2005 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Bulgar Mosque (Russian: Мечеть Булгар, Tatar: Болгар мәчет, Chuvash: Пӑлхар мечетӗ) is a mosque in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia.[1] It is located on the outskirts of the city. Russian Grand Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin opened it on September 14, 2005.
The mosque is named after the medieval Volga-Bulgarian capital of Bolghar, and is a revered center of Islam in the Volga region.