The Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi, commonly known as the Bishkek Central Mosque is a mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
History
Construction of the mosque started in 2012. It was later decided that the mosque would be named after Al-Sarakhsi, a medieval Islamic scholar. The mosque was inaugurated on 2 September 2018. The opening ceremony was attended by Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. == Architecture ==
Architecture
The mosque is built in an Ottoman revival style, with four minarets, each with three balconies. It resembles the Kocatepe Mosque in design. The mosque has a capacity of 9000 people in the closed space, and 30,000 people overall. == See also ==