Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, Rhodes
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| Ibrahim Pasha Mosque | |
|---|---|
Ιμπραήμ Πασά Τζαμί | |
 The mosque in the old city of Rhodes | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Rhodes, South Aegean |
| Country | Greece |
  Location of the mosque in Greece | |
 Interactive map of Ibrahim Pasha Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 36°26′34″N 28°13′41″E / 36.44278°N 28.22806°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Founder | Suleiman the Magnificent |
| Completed | 1540-1541 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Materials | Stone; brick |
The Ibrahim Pasha Mosque (Greek: Ιμπραήμ Πασά Τζαμί, from Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Camii) is a mosque on the Aegean island of Rhodes, Greece. Completed in c. 1541, during the Ottoman-era, 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]
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 947 AH (1540/1541CE) 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
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.
Gallery
Walls of the mosque
The fountain
The façade
The entrance door
The minaret
Fountain
Exterior view
