Molla-Mustafa Jami Mosque

Molla-Mustafa Jami Mosque is located in Bakhchisaray, Crimea, built approx. in the 18th century.

Molla-Mustafa Jami Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationBakhchisaray
StateDisputed between Russia and Ukraine[1]
Geographic coordinates44.75186°N 33.86541°E / 44.75186; 33.86541
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
Materialsstone

The mosque is mentioned in documents of the Taurida Governorate from 1890, concerning the state of its roof in 1888. Correspondence between construction bureaus of the governorate alleges that there might have been a maktab school housed in the mosque.[2]

The mosque is a listed local heritage object. After renovations, the mosque was reopened in January 2012.[3]

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References
  1. This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia, which administers the contested area, and Ukraine, whose internationally recognised boundaries include the contested area. 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.
  2. Османов, Э. Э. (2012). "Проблемы исследования культовых сооружений Бахчисарая в конце ХVIII - начале ХХ века" (PDF). Таврійські студії. Культурология. 2.
  3. "В Бахчисарае начала функционировать четвертая мечеть". qirimtatar.org (in Russian). 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2022-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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