Tahtali-Jami Mosque

Tahtali-Jami Mosque
Basic information
Location 1-13 Rozy Lyuksemburg
Bakhchisaray
Geographic coordinates 44°44′55″N 33°53′12″E / 44.74849°N 33.88662°E / 44.74849; 33.88662Coordinates: 44°44′55″N 33°53′12″E / 44.74849°N 33.88662°E / 44.74849; 33.88662
Affiliation Islam
Rite Sunni
Territory  Crimea
State Russia/Ukraine[1]
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Ottoman architecture
Completed 1707
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1
Materials wood, Clay tile shingles

The Tahtali-Jami Mosque (Ukrainian: Тахтали Джамі), Crimean Tatar: Tahtalı Cami) is located in Bakhchisaray, Ukraine. In Crimean Tatar: Tahtalı Cami means "wooden mosque".

History

The mosque was built in 1707 by Khan Sultan Beck who married the daughter of Selim I Giray. It is the oldest mosque in the city and can be seen from almost any point of Bakhchisaray. It was originally constructed with wooden planks which were later closed in by stone blocks and masonry walls. The roof of the mosque is covered with clay tiles.

References

  1. ↑ This place is located on the Crimean Peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine. According to the political division of Russia, there are federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula.


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