Zincirli Mosque
Also known as: Zincirli Mosque
building in Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Overview
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The Zincirli Mosque, also written Zinzirli, is a historic building in the city of Serres in Central Macedonia, northern Greece. Its Turkish name means "mosque of the chains", and Arabic sources also call it the Mosque of the Chains. It was built in the Ottoman architectural tradition and is listed as an official archaeological site. The building is described as a former mosque, no longer in use for worship. Its Greek name is written Ζινζιρλί Τζαμί.
History
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The mosque was completed in the late 16th century, during the Ottoman period.
It was abandoned in 1912, following the Balkan Wars, and was renovated at a later date.
From Wikipedia
The Zincirli Mosque, officially the Zinzirli Mosque (Greek: Ζινζιρλί Τζαμί, meaning "mosque of the chains" in Turkish), is a former mosque in the city of Serres in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece. Completed in the late 16th century during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned in 1912, following the Balkan Wars, and was subsequently renovated.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zincirli_Mosque,_Serres
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Zindzirli
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zincirli_Camii_(Serez)