Nur Astana Mosque - Kazakistan

The Nur-Astana Mosque (Kazakh: Нұр-Астана мешіті, Nur-Astana meşiti), is a mosque located in the city of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It's the third largest mosque in Central Asia. The 40-meter height symbolizes the age of the Prophet Muhammad when he received the revelations, and the height of the minarets are 63 meters the age of Muhammad was when he died.

The mosque is located at the left riverbank in the city of Astana, construction first started in March 2005. The mosque was a gift in accordance with the agreement of the Kazakhstan President, Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa. It has a capacity of 5,000 worshippers inside the mosque, including 2000 for worshippers outside the mosque. The structure is made of glass, concrete, granite and alucobond measures.

A block south of the western part of Nurzhol bulvar stands the beautiful four-minaret Nur Astana mosque, opened in 2005. Its prayer hall only for men, women use the upper gallery; is an exquisite space with arabic sculptures and geometrical patterning in blue, white, gold and red.