Novogrudok. Mosque.

There is a wooden mosque building in the historical center of Novogrudok. The mosque was first mentioned in this city in the 16th century during the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Tatars in Novogrudok received permission to build a new mosque from the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Stanislav August Poniatowski, in 1792.

Four years later, the mosque was built and the first divine service was held. Until 1820, the mosque was a branch, and then became the center of the parish. During the Russian Empire in the 19th century, there were 375 parishioners, and in 1882 there were 333 male parishioners.

In 1853, a petition was written to the governor of Minsk for the construction of a new mosque, as the old building had become too "dilapidated."

 In 1855, on the foundation of retired Major Alexander Asanovich, a new mosque was built on the site of the old temple. The Belarusian and Polish writer Vinces Karatynsky wrote the following in 1858: "The Tatars have had their own mosque in Novogrudok for a long time, it seems, always, as it is today, wooden."

In 1921-1939, Novogrudok was part of the Polish state. In September 1929, the church was visited by the President of the Polish Republic Ignatius Mastitsky (1867-1946). The muadin at that time was Bekir Radkevich. A photograph of President Mastitsky's visit to the mosque has been preserved.

 During the interwar period, a delegation from Turkey also visited the mosque. The Maktab religious school operated at the mosque until 1939.

 After the Great Patriotic War, the mosque was closed and the building was adapted into an apartment building. It was only in 1994 that the church was returned to the faithful. The renovation of the premises began and in 1997 the mosque started working again.

The mosque building is close to a square volume, which is covered with a tent roof.