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This is a list of mosques in Kazakhstan .
| Name | Images | Location | Year/century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astana Grand Mosque [1] |  | Astana | 2022 | |
| Central Mosque Almaty [2] |  | Almaty | 1999 | |
| Hazrat Sultan Mosque [3] |  | Astana | 2012 | |
| Manjali Mosque | Atyrau | 2001 | ||
| Nauan Hazrat Mosque |  | Kokshetau | 2015 | |
| Mashkhur Jusup Mosque | Pavlodar | 2001 | ||
| Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi |  | Hazrat-e Turkestan | 1389–1405 | |
| Nur-Astana Mosque |  | Astana | 2008 | |
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