Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
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The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. The mosque is one of the largest in Russia and is officially known as "The Heart of Chechnya".
Мечеть в городе Грозном panoramio
The richly-decorated interior of the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque. Visible top right: the largest of the chandeliers, featuring a depiction, in black Swarovski crystals (contrasting with the clear), of the Kaaba
Ramzan Kadyrov
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Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov is a Russian politician who is currently serving as the head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated with the Chechen independence movement through his father, w
Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
…War. The mosque is named after Akhmad Kadyrov, the first president of the Republic of Chechnya and father of the current president of the Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. The construction of the mosque was commissioned by the mayor of the Turkish city of Konya. The mosque's design includes a set of 62-metre (203 ft)-tall…
Kadyrov in 2024
Akhmad Kadyrov, father of Ramzan and formerly a leading separatist mufti, had switched sides in 2000
Left to right: President Alu Alkhanov, Russian president Putin, and Kadyrov at the Chechen Parliament's first session, December 2005.
Kadyrov (right) with Russian president Vladimir Putin in February 2008