SDG & Culture Excursion Option
8. Astana Grand Mosque Tour
Focus: Culture
Time: 10:00 – 12:15
Maximum Attendees: 45
Getting There: Participants will depart by bus from the front of the Congress Center at 10:00 in the morning. The bus ride to the mosque is approximately 10 minutes.
Visit the largest mosque in Central Asia, the magnificent Astana Grand Mosque. This awe-inspiring structure is renowned for its architectural grandeur, including the world’s largest mosque dome, which stands at 83.2 meters tall with a diameter of 62 meters. The mosque’s four 130-meter-high minarets are designed to reflect the five pillars of Islam—faith, prayer, fasting, zakat, and pilgrimage. During the tour, you’ll have the opportunity to take an elevator up one of the minarets for a panoramic view of Astana.