Qatar to fund Ingushetia mosque construction
DOHA, January 20, 2016
Qatar government has reaffirmed his plans to finance the construction of a cathedral mosque and an Islamic university in Ingushetia, a republic in Russia's North Caucasus region, said a report.
The Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani pledged his support for the project during a meeting with the Russian president, Ingushetia's head Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, told Interfax.
The project envisages the construction of a mosque, able to accommodate more than 8,000 people, and an Islamic educational and cultural center, the report said.
These new buildings will come up on an area of over 11,000 sq m, it added.