Luhansk Cathedral Mosque

Tatars among other nations are native population of multinational region of Central Eurasia, especially its steppes – modern territories of Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan. During the second half of 19th century Volga Tatars from central Russia, as citizens of Russian empire, in great number moved to the Donbas area of southern Ukraine to work at mines and factories. The number of Volga Tatars at the Luhansk region grew up to about 400,000. Tatars had their own mosques and schools. During Soviet era, authorities closed almost all of them, so people had no place to gather, to pray and to listen about God during that period.

Great changes in social life of Central Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the 1980s–1990s – decay of Soviet Union, independence of Ukraine led also to revival of religious, cultural and social life of different communities (among them Tatar communities of Ukraine) and society in whole. After great period of religious intolerance in central Eurasia it became possible to build and open new mosques and other religious and cultural establishments and buildings.

Luhansk Cathedral mosque was built by the Muslim community (mostly Tatars) of the Luhansk region. It was officially opened on 29 May 2010.

The mosque building is a two-storied construction with an area of 550 square meters. In a basement floor there is a sports hall and a kitchen. On the ground floor there is a library, classroom, and office.

• Islam in Ukraine

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