Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, Rhodes

Ibrahim Pasha Mosque (Greek: Ιμπραήμ Πασά Τζαμί, from Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman-era mosque on the Aegean island of Rhodes, Greece. It is the oldest out of the seven mosques inside the old walled city of Rhodes, and the only one open to worship today, serving the Turkish-Muslim community of Rhodes.[1]

Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
The mosque in the old city
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictRhodes
ProvinceSouth Aegean
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusOpen for worship
Location
LocationRhodes, Greece
MunicipalityRhodes
StateGreece
Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, Rhodes is located in Greece
Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, Rhodes
Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates36°26′34.2″N 28°13′41.0″E / 36.442833°N 28.228056°E / 36.442833; 28.228056
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman architecture
FounderSuleiman the Magnificent
Completed1540-1541
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Dome dia. (outer)11.50 m
Minaret(s)1
MaterialsStone and brick

History

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After the Ottomans captured Rhodes from the Knights Hospitaller in 1522, Muslim Turkish populations settled within the walled city, where new mosques were built, while others were made from converted Christian churches in order to serve the new community.[2]

The Ibrahim Pasha Mosque was built in 1540-1541 in what is today Platonos Square by Sultan Suleiman, and is thus the oldest mosque on the island.[3][4]

The mosque's minaret had over the centuries suffered serious decay and damage. In the 1930s, where restoration works were commissioned under Italian rule.[5]

Although it has continuously served as a mosque, it was officially granted an operating license by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religion only in 2019, along with the Defterdar and Gazi Hasan Pasha mosques in the neighbouring island of Kos.[6]

Architecture

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Built within the old medieval town of Rhodes, the mosque consists of a large square room with a twelve-sided dome and two successive pediments alongside the north side. In the northwest corner of the roof, a minaret stands on a polygonal base. An eight-sided fountain can be found in the middle of the yard outside.[3][4]

The minaret is cylindrical and has one balcony.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rodos'ta camiler kilitli" [Mosques closed in Rhodes]. Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). June 29, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Louloudaki, Rhodoula (November 26, 2018). "Τα Τζαμιά της Ρόδου" [The Mosques of Rhodes]. Rodiaki (in Greek). Rhodes. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Τέμενος Ιμπραήμ Πασά" [Ibrahim Pasha Mosque]. tourism.rhodes.gr. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Το Τζαμί του Ιμπραήμ Πασά" [The Mosque of Ibrahim Pasha]. wondergreece.gr. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ibrahim Pasha Mosque". medievaltown.gr. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Mega, Christina (December 10, 2019). "Άδεια λειτουργίας σε τρία τζαμιά σε Ρόδο και Κω" [Operating license for three mosques in Rhodes and Kos]. Ertnews. Greece. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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