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The Siberian Tatar Mosque in the village of Akkol, a very ancient mosque, an architectural monument, a sacred and sacred place in the village. Now the mosque is a very beautiful restored building; before the restoration, the mosque building was very dilapidated and was gradually collapsing. The village of Akkol was founded in 1812 as a Tatar settlement; after the foundation of the village, a mosque was built here, construction years 1905-1907.
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The Tatar Mosque is located 42 kilometers from the city of Semey, in the village of Akkol (Akkulsk) in its southeastern part, East Kazakhstan region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 50°40'48"N 79°50'00"E
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The mosque in the village of Akkol was created according to the type of Siberian Tatar buildings. The mosque was built on the initiative of a local wealthy mill owner, a deeply religious man named Sultangali Fazylbek. The stone that was laid in the foundation of the mosque was brought from the Cossack village of Dolonskaya, and the wood from which the mosque was built was taken from the nearby forest. The peculiarity of the Tatar Mosque in the village of Akkol is that it is the only surviving building in the area of pre-revolutionary construction. After its closure, the mosque building was used first as a school, then as a village club and then as a library. The mosque in the village of Akkol serves as a symbol of the national heritage of the Tatars in Kazakhstan. The Tatar community in Kazakhstan personally engaged in the restoration and restoration of the mosque. Now the mosque has been transformed, there is a caretaker here and you can come to the mosque for services.
Tatar mosque in East Kazakhstan region
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