South Aegean Islands
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Defterdar Mosque

The Defterdar Ibrahim Pasha Mosque is a on the island of , in the region of . Built in the 18th century, during the Ottoman-era, the mosque serves the Muslim community of Kos, as one of the two out of the five Ottoman mosques to be still operational and open for worship on Kos, the other being the .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: Mosque in Kos town on the Greek island of Kos
  • Also known as: “Defterdar Kos Mosque” and “Defterdar mosque”
  • Address: Πλατεία Ελευθερίας, Κως, 85300

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plane tree of Hippocrates and Square Saint Paraskevi.

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The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well. is situated 250 metres northeast of Defterdar Mosque.

Park
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is a park.

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is situated 190 metres east of Defterdar Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kos and Kos Asklepieion.

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is a popular tourist destination in the islands of the , located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the coast.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Defterdar Mosque.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 8 km west of Defterdar Mosque.

Defterdar Mosque

Latitude
36.89333° or 36° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
27.28881° or 27° 17′ 20″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8G89V7VQ+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 433824127
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11980466
Wiki­data ID
Q83296163
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Defterdar Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الدفتردار (كوس)”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الدفتردار”
  • Bengali: “ডিফতারদার মসজিদ (কোস)”
  • Bengali: “ডিফতারদার মসজিদ”
  • Finnish: “Defterdarin moskeija”
  • French: “mosquée Defterdar”
  • French: “Mosquée Defterdar”
  • German: “Defterdar Camii”
  • German: “Defterdar-Moschee”
  • German: “Ibrahim Efendi Defterdar Hadji Camii”
  • German: “Τζαμί/Τέμενος Κω”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί Ντεφτερντάρ”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Defterdar Kos”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Menteri Keuangan Kos”
  • Russian: “Дефтердар Кос Мечеть”
  • Turkish: “Defterdar Camii (İstanköy)”
  • Turkish: “Defterdar Camii”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Defterdar Mosque”. Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0.