بطاقة حب (Love Card) (1980)
Yes this is Kyiv. If you stand at the top of Verkhniy Val street in Podil and look up at the hil on the right you will see the minaret of Kyiv's Ar Rahma mosque.
This beautiful building was only completed in 2000. The mosque has open days when the general public can visit. It stands next to a much older wooded muslim graveyard that dates back to early Soviet times. The graveyard is on the edge of the hill and has great views over the northern part of the city. It is a popular picnic and bonfire spot at weekends.
Islam has been in Ukraine for 700 years since the founding of the Khanate of Crimea.
There are currently an estimated one million muslims in Ukraine.
The muslim community is a mixture of Crimean Tatars, people who originate from former Soviet republics and the international community living in Kyiv.
The Crimean Tartars were of course the focus of the winning Ukrainian Eurovision entry in 2016. The government also now formally marks the eviction of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, and refers to it as "The Genocide".
For more information on the work of the Islamic community you can check out the Islam in Ukraine Facebook page in English: https://www.facebook.com/islam.in.ua/?fref=ts
Where is your favourite Islamic spot in Kyiv?
Islamic Kyiv
KYIV DESTINATION: Central Mosque
Yes this is Kyiv. If you stand at the top of Verkhniy Val street in Podil and look up at the hil on the right you will see the minaret of Kyiv's Ar Rahma mosque.
This beautiful building was only completed in 2000. The mosque has open days when the general public can visit. It stands next to a much older wooded muslim graveyard that dates back to early Soviet times. The graveyard is on the edge of the hill and has great views over the northern part of the city. It is a popular picnic and bonfire spot at weekends.
Islam has been in Ukraine for 700 years since the founding of the Khanate of Crimea.
There are currently an estimated one million muslims in Ukraine.
The muslim community is a mixture of Crimean Tatars, people who originate from former Soviet republics and the international community living in Kyiv.
The Crimean Tartars were of course the focus of the winning Ukrainian Eurovision entry in 2016. The government also now formally marks the eviction of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, and refers to it as "The Genocide".
For more information on the work of the Islamic community you can check out the Islam in Ukraine Facebook page in English: https://www.facebook.com/islam.in.ua/?fref=ts
Where is your favourite Islamic spot in Kyiv?
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