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Description
Property Name: Nurd Kamal Mosque
Inventory No: 7-3919-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2010-11-12
Country (State party): Russia
Province: Norilsk
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 69° 20′ 27″ N
88° 12′ 2″ E
Historic Period: 19th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1998
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Mukhtad Bekmeyev
Significance
The Nurd Kamal Mosque, also known as the Arctic Mosque, is constructed in 1998 and stands on the edge of Norilsk town.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The mosque has some renovations but it still protects its own originality.
References
Islam Awareness Website (http://www.islamawareness.net)