Chechnya inaugurated Friday the mosque "Pride of the Muslims" in the city of Shali east of the capital Grozny, which is the largest mosque in Europe, with a capacity to accommodate 20,000 worshipers inside and about 100,000 outside.
The opening was attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Yusuf bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, and large delegations from the Islamic world, according to a statement of the Organization.
In his opening speech, Al-Othaimeen said that the OIC "commends the care and care of mosques to serve Muslims in the performance of their rites comfortably."
He stressed the need to "these mosques always be a voice of moderation and wisdom and the fight against extremism and extremism and terrorism."
"The pride of Muslims" is the largest mosque in Europe, according to the OIC statement. The mosque's design reflects Islamic architecture and was built at the highest architectural levels.
The mosque consists of two floors, with a capacity of up to twenty thousand worshipers inside, and about one hundred thousand worshipers outside, and also includes large green areas extending on its sides.