  Azeri gigantomania: Baku to build largest mosque in the world April 3, 2013 - 14:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Having installed the biggest ever flag, Azerbaijan now aspires to new heights: Baku plans to build the biggest mosque in the world. The mosque will be constructed in the Caspian Isles by Azerbaijan’s Avesta Group, ANSPRESS reported. Azeri mosque is planned to outshine the Faisal Mosque in Pakistan, which can accommodate over 74 worshippers. Its construction cost $120 million.
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