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Zharkent Mosque
4.5
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Martin F
Farnborough, UK84 contributions
Hidden gem
Apr 2019 • Couples
Must see if you are in this part of Kazakhstan, a rare example of a mosque built in the Chinese style. Very quiet for our visit, but we were shown around. Please note it is not used as a mosque now, so no need for headscarf, it is a museum with other exhibits. Well worth a visit.
Written 23 April 2019
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Luciano065
Netherlands102 contributions
Unique pagode / mosque
Aug 2017 • Family
This is a werd building, a combination of a Chinese pagoda and mosque. Well renovated, with great multicolour wood carving. Unfortunately, the staff may not be to helpful to allow entrance to the complex.
Written 18 August 2017
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MarcelTraveller
Voorschoten, The Netherlands1,691 contributions
A unique combination of an Islamic building with Chinese pagodas
Sep 2016 • Couples
The entrance of the mosque is at the street side, with an white arch in central Asian style with on top of it a Chinese pagoda! The main building is across the courtyard. The building, on the outside, has red-painted wooden columns. The interior, where we were not allowed to make pictures, also has columns with a balcony. The building is hardly used as mosque; after it was finished the Sowjets used it for other purposes. Nowadays it is a museum. We heard it is not allowed for use as a mosque, because it might collapse when it is visited by too many people at the same time…..
Written 23 October 2016
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Jayne H
Auckland Central, New Zealand61 contributions
Interesting architectural mix
Oct 2016 • Friends
Part of an organised outing for school staff.
We had a guide(only spoke Kazakh), who was apparently knowledgeable. No idea how to organise an English-speaking one.
Whole building apparently was made originally in wood, without conventional fixings. Additional concrete pillars etc. added later, but building wold still stand without them. Interesting mix, as some of the outhouses have Chinese, Islamic and European features all mixed in.
originally built as part of the Muslim expansion via the Silk Roads. Used as a cinema during the Soviet years, now back to a low-key mosque.
Written 2 October 2016
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