DUSHANBE, October 3, 2009, Asia-Plus — A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of Central Asia’s largest mosque in Dushanbe will be held on October 5, the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev announced at the 21st session of the Majlisi Milli in Dushanbe today.
The mosque will be built near Dushanbe’s Luchob area and the foundation stone of the mosque will be laid by President Emomali Rahmon. 7.5 hectares of lands have been allotted for construction of this mosque.
As it had been reported earlier, President Emomali Rahmon attended a ceremony of presentation of the project for construction of this mosque that was held in Dubai on September 26.
The project will be implemented by the company Adnan Saffarini from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under financial support of Qatar. The mosque is expected to be finished in five years.
Besides the prayer halls, the mosque will have library, museum as well as reception and conference halls. While working out the design, specialists took into consideration features of Tajik national architecture.
