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Islomobod Mosque
A large new Friday mosque in Tashkent's Olmazor district, opened in 2023, with four 63-metre minarets and room for 13,000 worshippers.
Ensembles2019–2023
About the place
The Islomobod Friday mosque on Sogbon Street was rebuilt from 2019 and opened on 22 March 2023. Unusually for Uzbekistan it has four minarets, each 63 metres tall, and its prayer hall, courtyard and grounds can take up to 13,000 people at once.
The complex also holds a library and an ablution hall for 150 people, and the old Sogbon cemetery lies behind it. Visitors are welcome outside prayer times; dress modestly, and women should cover their hair.
Why go
- Four 63-metre minarets
- One of the largest mosques in Tashkent
- Opened in 2023
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