Ar-Rahma Mosque, Islamic prayer center in Tatarka district, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Ar-Rahma Mosque is a prayer house for Muslims in Kyiv with a striking dome structure. The main building has a large prayer hall with carpets and smaller side rooms for various functions.
Kyiv's Muslims opened a prayer house in 1897 in Kalinovich's building on 5 Peace Street in Podil, but a purpose-built mosque was only attempted again in 1991. The Kyiv state administration allocated land to the Clerical Board of Ukraine's Muslims on 5 February 1996, and construction proceeded in stages on donations from the city's Muslims. Prayers began with the first completed section in 1998, a crescent was mounted on the dome in 2000, and the mosque was officially inaugurated on 2 December 2011.
The name Ar-Rahma means "mercy" in Arabic. The mosque serves Kyiv's Muslim community, with Friday prayers, holiday services and special events held here since the first section opened. It forms part of an Islamic complex on the Tatarka slope of Shchekavytsia that also holds the DUMU building, a madrasa and a 27-metre minaret.
The prayer place has clear areas for worship and offers space for large crowds. Visitors should be aware of prayer times and enter the grounds with respect.
The mosque stands on the slope of Shchekavytsia in Tatarka, the historic Tatar quarter of Kyiv. Its minaret rises 27 metres, and the complex also holds the DUMU building and a madrasa. The architect was Oleksandr Komarovskyi, a laureate of the Shevchenko Prize.
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