Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
Also known as: Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
mosque in Greece
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Overview
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The Kara Musa Pasha Mosque is a historic Ottoman mosque in the town of Rethymno on the island of Crete, Greece. It no longer serves as a place of worship and is recorded with the designation of an official archaeological site. Its Greek name is Τζαμί Καρά Μουσά Πασά. The address on record places it in the Kallithea (Καλλιθέα) area, at a location named Ουγκώ.
History
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The mosque was built around the 1680s, while Crete was under Ottoman rule. It was abandoned during the 1890s. Beyond these dates, the available material gives no further reliable details about its construction, its patron or its later use.
From Wikipedia
The Kara Musa Pasha Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί Καρά Μουσά Πασά; Turkish: Kara Musa Paşa Camii) is a former mosque in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, Greece. Built in the c. 1680s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned during the 1890s.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Musa_Pasha_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Kara_Musa_Pasha
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Musa_Pa%C5%9Fa_Camii