The Nur-Astana Mosque (Kazakh: Нұр-Астана мешіті, Nur-Astana meşiti), is a mosque located in the city of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It is third largest mosque in Central Asia. The 40-meter (131-foot) height symbolizes the age of the Prophet Muhammad of when he received the revelations, and the height of the minarets are 63 meters (207 foot), the age Muhammad was when he died.
The mosque is located at the left riverbank in the city of Astana, construction first started in March 2005. The mosque was a gift in accordance with the agreement of the Kazakhstan President, Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa. It has a capacity of 5,000 worshippers inside the mosque, including 2,000 for worshippers outside the mosque. The structure is made of glass, concrete, granite and alucobond measures.
Wonderful mosque, during day time, but also during nights.
Mosques are not many in Astana So every mosque is precious On Friday pray it get so full that hundreds can pray only in the open no matter how low is temperature out there The mosque is full of social activities during the whole week Kazakh and visiting moslems find there peace of mind, bond with each other and a place to perform their daily prayers I found that too
Somehow traditional, somehow innovative, this mosque is a must visit place in Astana - the entire areal is transformed
Bright and shiny mosque, with wide parking place
Beautiful Mosque peace of mind is Garunteed here
Beautiful and gorgeous mosque, very nice place.
Beautiful mosque .
Very beautiful mosque. Friday prayer at 1:30.
Didn't go in. But from outside looks absolutely stunning. ❤
Beautiful mosque.
Gets very crowded during Friday prayers.
Really nice to see a mosque in a place like Astana.
is a mosque located in the city of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It is third largest mosque in Central Asia. The 40-meter (131-foot) height symbolizes the age of the Prophet Muhammad of when he received the revelations, and the height of the minarets are 63 meters (207 foot),
The mosque is located at the left riverbank in the city of Astana, construction first started in March 2005. The mosque was a gift in accordance with the agreement of the Kazakhstan President, Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa. It has a capacity of 5,000 worshippers inside the mosque, including 2,000 for worshippers outside the mosque. The structure is made of glass, concrete, granite and alucobond measures.
It has a nice architecture and very nice surrounding area.