Kurshun Mosque
Also known as: Kurshun Mosque
mosque in Ukraine
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Overview
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Kurshun Mosque (Crimean Tatar: Qurşun Cami) is a former Crimean Tatar mosque in the town of Staryi Krym in Crimea. Its name is translated as "Lead Mosque", and the building is dated to the end of the 14th century. Today it stands in ruins. The site is listed as a cultural heritage site and an architectural monument of local significance in Ukraine, and it is also treated as a regional cultural heritage site under the Russian system.
History
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According to Evliya Çelebi, the mosque was built in 1396. The same account says it was commissioned by Bai Bugly Khatun, a granddaughter of a Khwarazmian ruler. Sources generally place its construction in the late 14th century.
The building later fell into ruin, and only its remains survive. These are protected under heritage status.
From Wikipedia
Kurşun Cami, 14. yüzyılda yapılmış bir Kırım Tatar camisidir. Eski Kırım şehrinde bulunan caminin kalıntıları, Rusya Kültürel Mirası statüsündedir.
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Sources
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Kurshun
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BD-%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kur%C5%9Fun_Cami