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On May, 29, 2010, at 12pm in Lugansk will take place official opening of the Cathedral Mosque. Organizers of the event are the Ukrainian Association of Social Organizations "Alraid", the Spiritual Management of Muslims of
The opening ceremony will be attended by the Ambassador of the State of
The new three-storey mosque with eighteen hundred meter minaret built with assistance of the AUASO "Alraid" and donations of Muslims of Lugansk and the region. It was the first in the city history and the largest one in the Lugansk region, where lives about 25,000 Muslims - this is the third figure in
Cathedral mosque can accommodate up to 600 believers. Besides the two prayer rooms (male and female) there is a library of Islamic literature. Under the roof of the mosque work classes on studying of the Holy Quran and the Arabic language and courses on the culture of Islam.
In Lugansk region there are already seven mosques: in Krasny Luch, Alchevsk, Stakhanov,
The Spiritual Management of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" (the SMMU "Ummah") - the central body of unification of Muslim communities of thirteen regions of
The SMMU "Ummah" is an independent association of Muslims, one of the founders of the Council of religious centers and managements of Muslims in
The SMMU "Ummah" publishes a newspaper "Ummah" in Ukrainian, facilitates printing of Islamic literature, building of mosques, organizes Hajj to the holy places of Islam and carries out active work to consolidate the Muslims of the country.
The mosque is located at the address: Lugansk, st. Pavlovskaya, 28-Zh.
For media accreditation call: (0642) 34 69 22 / 23.
Press-Service of the SMMU "Ummah"
The Spiritual Management of Muslims of
Degtyarevskaya Street,
25-А,
Phone/fax: (044) 489-45-58
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