Kurşun Mosque
Also known as: Kurşun Mosque
building in Kastoria, West Macedonia Region, Greece
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Overview
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The Kurşun Mosque, also known as the Kursum Mosque, is a historic Ottoman-era mosque in the town of Kastoria in West Macedonia, Greece. It stands close to the old centre of the town and reflects the Ottoman architectural tradition. In Greek it is called Κουρσούμ Τζαμί, a name derived from the Turkish Kurşunlu Camii. As a surviving example of Ottoman building in Kastoria, the mosque stands as a reminder of the town's layered past.
History
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Like most mosques in Greece, the building has not been used for worship since the 1920s. For decades it remained in a poor state of preservation, until renovation works were carried out in the mid 2020s.
From Wikipedia
The Kursum Mosque (Greek: Κουρσούμ Τζαμί, from Turkish: Kurşunlu Camii) is a historical Ottoman-era mosque in the town of Kastoria, Western Macedonia, Greece. The mosque is located close to the old centre of town, on Mitropoleos Street. Like most mosques in Greece, it has not been operational since the 1920s, and lay in a poor state of preservation for decades before renovation works in the mid 2020s.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursum_Mosque,_Kastoria
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Kur%C5%9Fun
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kur%C5%9Funlu_Cami_(Kesriye)