🕌 Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque
Turkmenistan
About This Sacred Site
The Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque, also known as the Spirit of Turkmenbashi Mosque, is located in Gypjak near Ashgabat and is one of the largest mosques in Central Asia. Completed in 2004, it can accommodate 10,000 worshippers. The mosque is notable for its controversial design: alongside traditional Quranic inscriptions, verses from the Ruhnama, a spiritual guide written by former President Saparmurat Niyazov, are inscribed on the walls. It is part of a complex that includes the mausoleum of Niyazov and his family.
Key Facts
- •Can accommodate 10,000 worshippers
- •Completed in 2004 at great expense
- •Controversially features inscriptions from the Ruhnama alongside the Quran
- •Part of a complex including Niyazov's family mausoleum
- •Four minarets each stand 91 meters tall, representing 1991 independence
Location
Coordinates: 37.8850, 58.2822
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