31 March 2007, 22:51
Erection of a mosque for Moslems of Krasnodar and Sochi is again debated in SFD
This week, the plenipotentiary envoy of the Russian president to the South Federal District (SFD) has discussed with Moslems of Krasnodar Territory the issue of building a mosque for the parishioners from Sochi and Krasnodar, where the authorities have been unable to allocate land for the mosque cannot for more than ten years.
According to the Islam News, about 200,000 Moslems, representing different nationalities now live in Krasnodar, almost a quarter of the total population. For lack of their own temple, the Moslems from Krasnodar have to go for their united Friday's pray to the adjacent settlements of Adygea: Novaya Adygea, Yablonovskiy and Takhtamukai.
Author: Asia Salyamova, CK correspondent