PREMIERE MOSQUEE WILL BE OPEN TODAY A CHTCHELKOVO, AROUND
MOSCOW








CHTCHELKOVO (area of Moscow), March 7.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti "
Ekaterina Antipova).  The premiere mosquee will be open today has
Chtchelkovo, a situee city around Moscow.  Its opening is consacree
with the 1400e anniversary of the beginning of the propagation of
Islam on the territory of Russia.

The sheik Ravil Gainoutdine, president of the Council of the muftis of
Russia will assist has the solemn ceremony.  He A declares with the
journalists that this mosquee had ete built within better times, in
the 18 months space, has the initiative of the Moslems of this city.
The faithful ones and Russian funds of benevolence took share, with
the statements of the sheik, has his construction.

The mosquee is has two levels, the room of the prayers being able to
accomodate 400 A 450 believing.

It is the second mosquee in the area of Moscow, the premiere being
built one year ago has Orekhovo-Zouievo.

Ravil Gainoutdine has releve that these dernieres years the Moslems
had the possibility of building mosquees without problems:  6 500
mosquees are already built during that time.