Central Juma mosque in Makhachkala is one of the largest mosques in Europe. The construction of the Juma mosque was engaged in Turkish craftsmen who built it in the image of Istanbul's Blue mosque. However, differed from its famous prototype, the mosque because it was made only in white colours.

From Arabic "Juma" is translated as "Friday" or mosque. This is because at noon Friday here the whole Muslim community for congregational prayer.

Its modern splendor Makhachkala Juma mosque has found not at once. Its construction started in 1996 with the Opening of the pearl of the capital of Dagestan was held in 1997 At the time she could accommodate about 8 thousand people during the holidays and on Friday prayers wishing to attend the service there were so many that even the square before the mosque was not enough. Subsequently, it was decided to enlarge the temple. Funds for the extension of the main sanctuary of the Republic gathered townspeople.

Reconstruction of the Juma mosque started in 2005 in the Summer of 2007 in the city of Makhachkala hosted a telethon, through which the reconstruction of the mosque and its landscaping was collected about 25 million rubles.

Today the halls of the Juma mosque can simultaneously accommodate up to 15 thousand parishioners. Every day with its two minarets all over the city posted azan - melodious call to prayer, when the prayer Makhachkala in the main sanctuary there is a lot of parishioners. On the ground floor, on green wool rug with a custom pattern for prayers seated men. Here is the shelf with the Holy rosary and books in Arabic and Russian. On the second floor of the mosque is the female half, where at a special red carpet women the right to pray.

Juma mosque decorated with ornaments and extracts from the Koran. Because in Muslim mosques are not allowed to depict animals and people, the ornament is used exclusively geometric, abstract or floral. Ornate also decorated with arches, vaults and columns. A real work of art in the mosque of Damascus are chandeliers.