OREANDA-NEWS. On 11 March 2009 was announced, that a new mosque was inaugurated in the administrative center of Mary province of Turkmenistan. The funds for construction were allocated from the charity fund of the president of Turkmenistan. The USD 1 million mosque was built by Turkish Klych Inshaat company. The white marble mosque with turquoise domes and four columns can accommodate 2,5 thousand people at a time.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the mosque on 5 March. He presented a new PAZ car to the mosque. A ritual meal was offered on the occasion of the mosque opening.

On request of elders and residents of Mary the mosque was given the name of Gurbanguly Haji.