«Nur Gasyr» regional central mosque

"Nur Gasyr" regional central mosque is designed for 3500 worshippers. The grand opening took place on September 22, 2008 with the participation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Russia - Dmitry Medvedev and the former Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan - Absattar Derbisali.
The building of the mosque is square shaped, at the corners of which there are minarets with a height of 63 meters each. The dome of the mosque with a height of 40 meters and a diameter of 20 meters is located in the very center of the building. The mosque also houses the "Rukhaniyat" regional museum, a room for reading the Koran, a wedding hall, a madrasah for 25 students and a diner for 300 people.
The interior of the mosque, columns, floors, stairs are lined with marble of different colors and gray granite. There is a fountain and a square at the territory of the mosque.