Post by rubl on Aug 24, 2019 11:42:31 GMT 7
Saw this on a Dutch news site naming "Tsjetsjenië" which I had to look up. In English it's Chechnya, part of the North Caucasus. Not sure why that is thought of as "European". Does Putin know? 
Wiki says it's
"It is a Federal Subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus, and within 100 kilometres (62 miles) of the Caspian Sea.[12] The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny. As of the 2010 Russian Census, the republic was reported to have a population of 1,268,989 people;[13] however, that number has been questioned by multiple demographers, who think such population growth after two deadly wars is highly implausible."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya
Anyway about the mosque in that tiny Russian Federal Subject:
"Russia's Chechnya inaugurates what it says is Europe's largest mosque
Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated what they said was the largest mosque in Europe in a pomp-filled ceremony attended by local and foreign officials.
Named after the Prophet Mohammed, the marble-decorated mosque has capacity for more than 30,000 people and has been described by the Chechen authorities as the "largest and most beautiful" mosque in Europe.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said the mosque -- located in Shali, a town of 54,000 just outside the regional capital Grozny -- was "unique in its design, and majestic in its size and beauty"."
news.yahoo.com/russias-chechnya-inaugurates-says-europes-160156325.html
Wiki says it's
"It is a Federal Subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus, and within 100 kilometres (62 miles) of the Caspian Sea.[12] The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny. As of the 2010 Russian Census, the republic was reported to have a population of 1,268,989 people;[13] however, that number has been questioned by multiple demographers, who think such population growth after two deadly wars is highly implausible."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya
Anyway about the mosque in that tiny Russian Federal Subject:
"Russia's Chechnya inaugurates what it says is Europe's largest mosque
Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated what they said was the largest mosque in Europe in a pomp-filled ceremony attended by local and foreign officials.
Named after the Prophet Mohammed, the marble-decorated mosque has capacity for more than 30,000 people and has been described by the Chechen authorities as the "largest and most beautiful" mosque in Europe.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said the mosque -- located in Shali, a town of 54,000 just outside the regional capital Grozny -- was "unique in its design, and majestic in its size and beauty"."
news.yahoo.com/russias-chechnya-inaugurates-says-europes-160156325.html
