Athens Mosque
Also known as: Athens Mosque
mosque in the Votanikos neighbourhood of Athens, Greece
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Overview
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The Athens Mosque, also known as the Votanikos Mosque, stands in the Votanikos neighbourhood of the Greek capital. It is regarded as the first mosque built by the Greek state since the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1833. Athens still has Ottoman-era buildings such as the Fethiye and Cizderiye mosques, but these are no longer permitted to be used as places of worship. The Votanikos mosque was financed solely with funds from the Greek state.
History
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The project met with opposition from the Greek Orthodox Church and with civil protests. Until this mosque was built, Athens was described as the only European capital without one.
From Wikipedia
The Votanikos Mosque, more commonly known as the Mosque of Athens (Greek: Ισλαμικό Τέμενος Αθηνών, romanized: Islamiko Temenos Athinon) or the Athens Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί της Αθήνας, romanized: Tzami tis Athinas, lit. 'Athens Mosque'), is a mosque in the Votanikos neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. It is the first official mosque in the Greek capital since the Greek War of Independence. Until the mosque was completed in 2020, Athens was the only European capital city without a mosque. Construction of the mosque was opposed by the Greek Orthodox Church and subject to civil and judicial protests. Construction of the mosque was funded by the Greek Government and it is the only mosque in a European capital built solely using government funds.
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Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athener_Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votanikos_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Athena
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atina_Camii
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