Foregrouind, from left: Mikhail Shepilov, Commander of the Russian Interior Ministry's North Caucasian Task Force, Police Colonel General Arkady Yedelev, Head of the Command Center in the Chechen Republic and Deputy Russian Interior Minister, Father-Superior Varlaam [Ponomaryov] of the Grozny-based Archangel Michael Church of the Chechen-Ingush Diocese, and Bishop Feofan of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz during opening of the Heart of Chechnya mosque named after Akhmad Kadyrov, the first Chechen President, in Grozny. The huge mosque can accommodate 10,000 believers.17.10.2008#352755
The Heart of Chechnya Mosque named after Akhmat Kadyrov, the first Chechen President, has opened in Grozny. The mosque can accommodate 10,000 believers.17.10.2008#352732
Participants in the opening ceremony of a Grozny mosque named after the first Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, accommodating 10,000 people.17.10.2008#352595
Khozh-Akmed Kadyrov, chairman of Chechen Islamic Teacher Council, attends the opening ceremony of a Grozny mosque named after the first Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, accommodating 10,000 people.17.10.2008#352594
The opening ceremony of a Grozny mosque, "The Heart of Chechnya", named after the first Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, accommodating 10,000 people.17.10.2008#352593
The opening ceremony of a Grozny mosque, "The Heart of Chechnya", named after the first Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, accommodating 10,000 people.17.10.2008#352592
From left: Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov, Vice-Prime Minister Adam Delimkhanov (in charge of the armed forces and law enforcement) and Mufti Sultan Mirzoyev attend the opening ceremony of a Grozny mosque, "The Heart of Chechnya", named after the first Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, accommodating 10,000 people.17.10.2008#352542
Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov (center), Prime Minister Odes Baisultanov (right) and Mufti Sultan Mirzoyev (second right) attend the opening ceremony of a Grozny mosque, "The Heart of Chechnya", named after the first Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, accommodating 10,000 people. Left: Feofan, Bishop of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz17.10.2008#352541