Pour rebondir sur un commentaire qui m'a été fait hier au sujet des couchers de soleil omanais qui rappelaient ceux, paisibles, de Kazan, voici une explication concernant ces derniers. Mon père et moi avons traversé la Russie en 2011 en faisant escale à Kazan, capitale de la République du Tatarstan, province de la Fédération de Russie autonome depuis les années 1990 située sur le bassin de la Volga.[1] Le peuple Tatar serait à l'origine un ancien peuple turc nomade qui se serait dispersé et intégré dans diverses provinces d'Europe orientale et d'Asie du Nord. Aujourd'hui, on estime que les Tatars et les Russes sont les deux principaux groupes ethniques du Tatarstan (resp. 53% et 40% de la population en 2010), mais de nombreuses minorités y sont également représentées.[2]
I'd like to come back on a comment raised yesterday night by my father about omanese sunsets. They reminded him of the ones we admired in Kazan when we travelled through Russia during the Summer 2011. We made a stop in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan republic, a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District.[1] The Tartars probably originate from ancient turc nomad people who dispersed and installed in diverse parts of Eastern Europ and North Asia. Nowadays, Tatars and Russians are the two main communities living in Tatarstan (with respectively 53% and 40% of the total population in 2010), but one can also encounter many minorities. [2]
I'd like to come back on a comment raised yesterday night by my father about omanese sunsets. They reminded him of the ones we admired in Kazan when we travelled through Russia during the Summer 2011. We made a stop in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan republic, a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District.[1] The Tartars probably originate from ancient turc nomad people who dispersed and installed in diverse parts of Eastern Europ and North Asia. Nowadays, Tatars and Russians are the two main communities living in Tatarstan (with respectively 53% and 40% of the total population in 2010), but one can also encounter many minorities. [2]
En plus d'être une ville universitaire dynamique, Kazan est connue pour abriter de nombreux lieux de cultes : basiliques, synagogues, temples, églises, mosquées, témoins de la cohabitation pacifique de diverses religions au sein d'une même cité. L'un des ouvrages majeurs de Kazan est la mosquée Qolsharif, construite entre 1996 et 2005 dans l'enceinte de l'ancien Kremlin, où s'élevait d'ailleurs autrefois une autre mosquée, détruite par Ivan le Terrible en 1552 lors du siège de la ville.[3] A l'époque, Kazan était dirigée par l'homme d'état et Imam Qolsharif qui mourut pendant le siège au milieu de ses élèves. Aussi le choix du nom de cette nouvelle mosquée n'est-il pas anodin. En 1996, grâce notamment à des fonds saoudiens et émiratis, la mosquée actuelle sortit de terre ; sa construction se poursuivit jusqu'à son inauguration le 24 juillet 2006. Massive, elle peut accueillir 6000 fidèles et comporte également une bibliothèque, une maison d'édition et naturellement... le bureau de l'imam ! Lors de sa construction, il s'agissait de la deuxième plus grande mosquée d'Europe, derrière Istanbul.[3]
Kazan is famous not only because of its dynamic student life, but also because it has many churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, which come from a long period of peaceful coexistence between different faiths. One of Kazan's greatest building is Qolsharif Mosque, built from 1996 to 2005 inside the old Kremlin, where 450 years sooner rose another mosque. At that time, Kazan was led by the imam Qolsharif who stood up to Ivan the Terrible and died in 1552 during the siege of the city.[3] In remembrance of that heroic resistance, the new built mosque has been named Qolsharif. So in 1996, partially founded by Saudis and Emiratis, the construction of the mosque started and it lasted until its inauguration on July 24th 2006. Six thousand people can pray together and there's also room for a library, a publishing house and of course the imam's office! At the time of the inauguration, Qolsharif mosque was the second largest in Europ, the first being Istanbul.[3]
Kazan is famous not only because of its dynamic student life, but also because it has many churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, which come from a long period of peaceful coexistence between different faiths. One of Kazan's greatest building is Qolsharif Mosque, built from 1996 to 2005 inside the old Kremlin, where 450 years sooner rose another mosque. At that time, Kazan was led by the imam Qolsharif who stood up to Ivan the Terrible and died in 1552 during the siege of the city.[3] In remembrance of that heroic resistance, the new built mosque has been named Qolsharif. So in 1996, partially founded by Saudis and Emiratis, the construction of the mosque started and it lasted until its inauguration on July 24th 2006. Six thousand people can pray together and there's also room for a library, a publishing house and of course the imam's office! At the time of the inauguration, Qolsharif mosque was the second largest in Europ, the first being Istanbul.[3]
Si la mosquée Qolsharif était ouverte au public, les photos étaient interdites à l'intérieur. Nous avons donc passé un long moment à contempler ses coupoles et minarets, puis sommes revenus le lendemain soir pour passer le temps en attendant le train (qui entrait en gare au beau milieu de la nuit). Allongés dans l'herbe, nous avons refait le monde en observant les couleurs changeantes du ciel et de l'édifice avec le coucher du soleil, puis de nuit.
Qolsharif Mosque is open for visitors but inside it's absolutely forbidden to take pictures. So we spent many hours contemplating its domes and minarets, and the day after we came back to wait for the train, as it was scheduled after midnight. Lying on the grass, we set the world to rights while admiring the colors of the sky and domes, as the sun was declining and finally disappearing.
Qolsharif Mosque is open for visitors but inside it's absolutely forbidden to take pictures. So we spent many hours contemplating its domes and minarets, and the day after we came back to wait for the train, as it was scheduled after midnight. Lying on the grass, we set the world to rights while admiring the colors of the sky and domes, as the sun was declining and finally disappearing.
La mosquée Qolsharif par une belle journée d'été // Qolsharif's mosque in Summer
La mosquée Qolsharif alors que le soleil se couche // Qolsharif's mosque by sunset
La mosquée Qolsharif de nuit // Qolsharif's mosque at night
La mosquée Qolsharif de nuit, détail // Detail of Qolsharif's mosque at night
Pour les curieux qui se demandent à quoi peut ressembler l'intérieur d'une mosquée, je mettrai prochainement en ligne des photos de la Mosquée du Sultan Qaboos de Mascate, pure merveille architecturale et seule mosquée d'Oman à accepter les visiteurs de toutes confessions et origines. Techniquement, lors de mes pérégrinations dans les coins isolés du pays, j'ai eu l'occasion de passer la tête à l'intérieur de petites salles de prière de village, dépouillées et très différentes de ce que l'on peut voir en ville. Mais les lieux de cultes sont expressément interdits aux non-croyants.
If you wonder how it looks like inside a mosque, wait till I'll write about Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Mascate, an architectural splendor which is also the only mosque in Oman where visitors are welcome, whatever their religion or background. Technically, when I visited some isolated parts of the country, I had the opportunity of glancing into small village prayer halls, modest and very different from what city people are used to. But unfortunately, you can't enter a mosque unless you're a muslim so I barely saw anything.
If you wonder how it looks like inside a mosque, wait till I'll write about Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Mascate, an architectural splendor which is also the only mosque in Oman where visitors are welcome, whatever their religion or background. Technically, when I visited some isolated parts of the country, I had the opportunity of glancing into small village prayer halls, modest and very different from what city people are used to. But unfortunately, you can't enter a mosque unless you're a muslim so I barely saw anything.
Avant de vous laisser, voici une horloge insolite découverte au hasard des rues piétonnes de Kazan.
Just before going, let me show you an unusual clock that we discovered by chance while walking on the streets.
Just before going, let me show you an unusual clock that we discovered by chance while walking on the streets.
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