R.Minnikhanov and I. Metshin visited the new residence of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Tatarstan
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(Kazan City
KZN.RU, 5 July). On July 5, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, accompanied
by Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Administration Asgat Safarov, Mayor
of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, and other officials visited new residence of the Muslim
Spiritual Administration of the republic (Galeev House, G.Tukai st.,38).
Rustam
Minnikhanov congratulated workers of the Muslim Spiritual Administration on
moving to the new building and wished fruitful work.
Built in the
second half of the 19th century, Galeev House was owned by Tatar merchants, and
an outstanding scientist and educator Galimzyan Galeev spent his childhood
there. The house and Galeev Mosque located next door represent one complex. By
the decision of Tatarstan President, major reconstruction works started there
in 2014. The reconstructed mosque opened last December during Mawlid an-Nabi.