Description
Husainiya Mosque (tat. Hosauepi məçete, Hosenia machete)— mosque in Orenburg, 6th Cathedral mosque. It was built in 1892 on the initiative and with funds from the Tatar merchant of the 1st guild Akhmed-bai Khusainov. Architect Korin. The parish of the 6th Cathedral Mosque was made up of Muslims, who previously belonged to the 1st, 2nd and 5th cathedral mosques. Its eastern border ran along the line of modern Studencheskiy Lane, the southern one along Orskaya Street (now Pushkinskaya), the western one along Grishkovskaya Street (now Chicherina) and the northern one along Engineering Street (now Volodarsky). In 1908, 650 Muslims (350 men and 300 women) lived here. They were mostly merchants, artisans, and office workers. The Husainiya Mosque attracts attention with its powerful minaret, which is the architectural dominant of this area of the city.