Ancient mosques in Aktobe region –
Traveling to mosques in Kazakhstan and pilgrimage tourism –
Akhment Halfe Mosque also known as the Temir Mosque, an architectural monument of the early 20th century, a sacred, holy place and place of pilgrimage in the Aktobe region. The stone two-story mosque was built in 1905 and is a rectangular building 10 meters wide and 22 meters long, with a cone-shaped minaret tower located at the entrance. Inside the mosque there are men's and women's prayer halls and three service rooms. The restoration of the mosque was carried out in 1991, the same year its second opening took place. The sponsor of the construction of the mosque was a well-known merchant of that time named Mazhit Batkhullin from Orenburg. The enlightener Ahmet Halfe was appointed imam of the mosque, after whom the mosque was named. The imam was sentenced to death during Stalin's purges and was executed by firing squad in 1937.
How to get there, visit –
The Ahmet Halve Mosque or Temir Mosque is located in the city of Temir, Temir district, Aktobe region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
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