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The Kul Sharif mosque is the main mosque in the Republic of Tatarstan, it was built on the territory of the Kazan Kremlin in the early 2000's. The opening ceremony took place on 24 June 2005 and was dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. The Kul Sharif Mosque was built for 10 years, the construction works were sponsored by corporate and personal donations, with an estimated number of 40 000 citizens and organizations. The designers of the new Mosque tried to recreate the main mosque of Kazan Khanate, destroyed in 1552 by Russian czar Ivan The Terrible. It was named in honor of the last Imam Seid Kul-Sharif. Kul Sharif consists of three buildings: the mosque and two pavilions. The mosque accommodates 1,500 people, and the square in front of the mosque accomodates 10 thousand people. The mosque complex includes the building of the mosque, the Museum of the history of the Islam spreading over the territory of the Middle Volga, the room for the wedding ceremony (nikah) and the office of Imam. In the main hall of the mosque there are books with the names of construction work sponsors. Also this room contains special gift editions of the Quran in different languages.
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