Sultan Mehmed mosque, Arta, Epirus, Greece
Also known as: Sultan Mehmed mosque, Arta, Epirus, Greece
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Overview
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The Sultan Mehmed Mosque was a mosque in the town of Arta, in the Epirus region of Greece, built within the Castle of Arta. It was also known as the Suleyman Agha Mosque. Greek sources give its name as Σουλτάν Μεχμέτ Τζαμί, and Albanian sources as Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmetit. During the Ottoman period it was one of eight mosques in the town. Six of those buildings no longer stand, and the Sultan Mehmed Mosque is among them.
History
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The mosque is recorded as having been completed around the 15th century, under Ottoman rule, although the exact date is uncertain. It was built inside the walls of the Castle of Arta. One of the town's eight Ottoman-era mosques, it is among the six that have since disappeared.
From Wikipedia
The Sultan Mehmed Mosque (Greek: Σουλτάν Μεχμέτ Τζαμί, Albanian: Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmetit, Turkish: Sultan Mehmet Camii), also known as the Suleyman Agha Mosque (Greek: Σουλεϊμάν Αγά Τζαμί, Albanian: Xhamia e Sulejman Agës, Turkish: Süleyman Ağa Camii), was mosque in the town of Arta, in the Epirus region of Greece, built within the Castle of Arta. Completed in the c. 15th century, during the Ottoman era, it was one of the eight mosques of the town, and one of the six that no longer exists.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_(%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Mehmed_Mosque,_Arta
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_del_Sult%C3%A1n_Mehmed
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Mehmed_Camii