Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque

Coordinates: 36°52′53.6″N 27°16′24.5″E / 36.881556°N 27.273472°E / 36.881556; 27.273472
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Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictKos
ProvinceSouth Aegean
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusOpen for worship
Location
LocationKos, Greece
MunicipalityKos
StateGreece
Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque is located in Greece
Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque
Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates36°52′53.6″N 27°16′24.5″E / 36.881556°N 27.273472°E / 36.881556; 27.273472
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman architecture
FounderGazi Hasan Pasha
Completed1778
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
MaterialsStone

The Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque (Greek: Γαζί Χασάν Πασά Τζαμί; Turkish: Gazi Hasan Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman-era mosque in the Aegean island of Kos, in Greece. Built in the 18th century, it serves the Muslim-Turkish community of Kos, as one of the two out of the five Ottoman mosques to be still operational and open for prayers on Kos, the other being the Defterdar Mosque.[1] It is also one of the two mosques in Kos to be named after Gazi Hasan Pasha, the other being the one in Kos town.

History

The mosque was built in 1778

held Kos at the time.[2] It was further damaged during the 2017 Aegean Sea earthquake, whereupon plans for extensive restoration were announced.[3]

Structure

Following the usual Ottoman style, the narthex and the mihrab is found on the ground floor, while on the upper floor contains the women's cloister, accessible by a staircase. There is a marble fountain in the courtyard area, which was used to grind wheat.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Forgotten Turkish Identity Of The Aegean Islands. Prof Mustafa Kaymakçı, Dr Cihan Özgün, Published by Eğitim Yayınevi, 2018, p. 124
  2. ^ a b c d Georgios Stalidis. "Γαζί Χασάν Πασά Τζαμί (Πλατάνι)". vakoufko.gr. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Από την Περιφέρεια η αποκατάσταση του Τεμένους Γαζί Χασάν στο Πλατάνι της Κω". aegeanews.gr. February 17, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

Further reading

  • History of the Island of Kos: Ancient, Medieval, Modern, by Vasilis S. Hatzivasileiou, published 2013.