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Old Mosque (Eski Mosque)

The Eski Mosque of Komotini (Eski Camii), known as the Old Temenos, is an Ottoman monument which according to Evliya Tselebi dates from 1608/9 or 1677/78 based on an inscription. It is located in the center of Komotini near Imaret.

It is rumored that it is the first mosque in Komotini that was founded as a mesjit by Gazi Ahmet Evrenos and was part of the wider complex of buildings that he owned. According to one version, this mosque was built on the spot where a Byzantine church used to be, while in 1910, during the Bulgarian Occupation, it was used as a church. In 1920 the mosque was returned to the minority while in recent years there has been a major renovation on the outside.

We built this website with love, in order to promote our homeland and give the opportunity for the people who also love our city to be able to show to the rest of the world how fun and interesting can be to live in or visit Komotini.

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