Historic mosque of Troitsk

The Sixth Cathedral Mosque

Historic mosques of Troitsk - mosques in the city of Troitsk of the Orenburg province (now Chelyabinsk region ), built before 1917 . In total, seven mosques were built, of which five were stone and two were wooden. Four stone buildings have survived to our time, of which two are used for their intended purpose as mosques. New mosques in modern Troitsk were not built.

In the XIX century , a large Muslim community formed in the Trinity. In 1897, 36.2% of the city's inhabitants (8,430 people) were Muslims , including Tatars - 7,344 people (87.1%). A significant part of Muslims was engaged in trade with Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

The first mosque in Troitsk was built in 1786–1789 by the decision of Empress Catherine II under the control of Governor-General Osip Ighelstrom in a complex with a madrasa and a wooden wooden courtyard in Asia. It was dismantled in 1820–1824 in connection with the transfer of the Gostiny Dvor complex to another place. Instead, in 1828 a stone mosque was built, but in a different place. Muslims planned to build a second mosque on the site of the first wooden mosque, but it was also erected in a new place.

The first cathedral mosque ( Main , Akhun Hazrat ) - a stone mosque was built in 1828 at the expense of the merchant Abdulvagap Abubakirov. Her imams were Akhun of Trinity County M. Abdullatifov and Akhun of the Orenburg Province A. Rakhmankulov, for which she received her second name. In 1929 it was closed and used for other purposes (dormitory, court). In 2010, the media published information about plans for its restoration at the Trinity branch of Chelyabinsk State University . The building is located on the street. October (formerly Orenburg).

The second cathedral mosque ( Verkhnyaya , Yaushevskaya ) - a two-minaret stone mosque was built in 1838 at the expense of the merchant Mukmin Khozyaseitov . The imam-khatib of the mosque for a long time was M. M. Bikmatov . The name Yaushevskaya was received by the name of the merchants who contained it. At the mosque, the Muhammadiya Madrasah was operating, located in a 2-storey educational building and a 1-storey dormitory. In 1930 it was closed, the building was used for other purposes (club, library, etc.). In the 1970s, the building was demolished. At the site of the mosque is currently located 5-storey residential building. The training and residential buildings of the madrasah have been preserved and are used as residential premises. Located in the Tatar lane. (now the street of the 30th anniversary of the Komsomol).

The third cathedral mosque - a stone mosque was built at the expense of the merchant Gaisa Yaushev in 1863-1864 . Imams were the father and sons of Rahmankulov. Also, the imam of the Vth mosque Zaynulla Rasulev often held a Friday sermon. In 1930 - 1944, it was used for other purposes (Tatar club and theater). In 1943, the minaret was dismantled. In 1944 the building was returned to believers. By the early 1980s, the building was in disrepair. Since 1988, restoration work has begun, which has not been completed. In 2002, work was resumed, but the minaret has not yet been restored. Since 2008, it bears the name of Zainulla Rasulev . Located at st. Oktyabrskaya, 122. An architectural monument under municipal protection (since 1992 ).

The fourth cathedral mosque ( Bazarnaya , Valeevskaya ) - the stone mosque was built by Muhamadi Abdulvagapov in 1877– 1879 in the Lower Bazaar (corner of Sovetskaya and Malysheva streets). When it was opened madrasas and shop. The name Valeevskaya got by the name of the merchant Muhammetzhan Valeev containing it. In 1928 it was closed and was used for no value. Now it is deprived of a minaret and a dome and is occupied by the services of the Trinity Electromechanical Plant .

The Fifth Cathedral Mosque ( Amur , Rasulevskaya ) - a wooden mosque in Zarechnaya settlement was built in 1880–1883 ​​on the site of a prayer house at the expense of the merchant Seyfulla Gabbasov and his son Habibulla. Intended for the Tatars who settled here in the early 1870s. In 1884-1917, her imam was Sheikh Zaynulla Rasulev , and in 1917-1936, his son Gabdrahman Rasulev . Back in 1872, a madrassah and a meteb were opened at the house of worship. In 1886, at the expense of the merchant Altynsarin, the buildings of the educational building and hostel were built. Madrasah was named Rasulia . Zaynulla Rasulev began to call “Magmur” (from the Arabic. “Ma'amur” - arranged) for the settlement settlement in which the mosque was located. Hence, apparently, another name for the suburbs - "Cupid". In 1937 it was closed, the building was used for other purposes (school, dormitory). In the late 1980s, the building was demolished, in its place is a sauna.

Sixth Cathedral Mosque ( Gataulla Mullah ) - a stone mosque was built in 1894-1895 at the expense of the merchant Abdulvali Yaushev on the corner of ul. Market and Osipovsky lane. (now Lenin and Dubinin Str.) It was named after the first imam. In 1928 it was closed and its building was used for other purposes (a store), but the minaret was not destroyed in Soviet times. In 1977, the mosque building was recognized as an architectural monument of regional importance. In the early 1990s, returned to believers. Restored in 2002 - 2009 . Since 2009, again valid. Located at st. Lenin, 117. Monument of the cultural heritage of Russia.

Seventh Cathedral Mosque ( Slobodskaya , Yanaulskaya ) - a wooden mosque was built in 1912 in the district Kuznetsovskaya settlement ( Tat. Yana aul ) according to the will of Muhammedsharif Yaushev by his son Latif . In 1930, it was closed and its building was used for other purposes (Tatar school and library). In 1960, the building was demolished, and school number 7 was built in its place.