The president of the Russian republic of Chechnya has inaugurated a new, $10 million mosque in the Israeli Arab town of Abu Ghosh, near Jerusalem.
It was an honor to visit "this good and holy land," Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday during his visit to the town.
Abu Ghosh Mayor Isa Jabar said Chechnya had donated $6 million for the mosque. He said some villagers could trace their ancestry to 16th century Chechnya and the Caucasus region.
The mosque was built in the Ottoman Turkish style, the favored architectural style in Chechnya. It features four minarets, making it the only mosque of its kind in Israel.
Abu Ghosh enjoys good ties with its Jewish neighbors and is a popular culinary destination for Israelis.
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