Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
The Kara Musa Pasha Mosque is a former mosque in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, Greece. Built in the c. 1680s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned during the 1890s.- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Greece
- Also known as: “Kara Moussa Pascha”, “Kara Musa Pasa mosque”, and “Kara Musa Paşa mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Archeological museum of Rethymno and metropolitan church of Megali Panagia.
Archeological museum of Rethymno
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Archeological museum of Rethymno is situated 460 metres northwest of Kara Musa Pasha Mosque.
metropolitan church of Megali Panagia
Church
metropolitan church of Megali Panagia is situated 270 metres northwest of Kara Musa Pasha Mosque.
Veli Pasha Mosque
Mosque
The Veli Pasha Mosque, also known as the Mastaba… Veli Pasha Mosque is situated 350 metres south of Kara Musa Pasha Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rethymno and Xiro Chorio.
Xiro Chorio
Village
Xiro Chorio is a hamlet of approximately 170… Xiro Chorio is situated 3½ km southeast of Kara Musa Pasha Mosque.
Violi Charaki
Village
Violi Charaki is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Kara Musa Pasha Mosque.
Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
- Categories: archaeological site, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.36656° or 35° 21′ 60″ north
Longitude
24.47889° or 24° 28′ 44″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8G769F8H+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosque
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=protected_building
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Kara Musa Pasha Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Kara Musa Pashës”
- Arabic: “مسجد قره موسى باشا”
- Bengali: “কারা মুসা পাশা মসজিদ”
- Finnish: “Kara Musa Paššan moskeija”
- Fulah: “Kara Musa Pasha Mosque”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Καρά Μουσά Πασά”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Καρά Μουσά Πασά”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Kara Musa Pasha”
- Russian: “Кара Муса Паша Мечеть”
- Turkish: “Kara Musa Paşa Camii”
- Uzbek: “Kara Muso poshsho masjidi”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Old Town and Καλλιθέα.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: capsa and Shoozz.
Rethymno: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Rethymno and Plakias.
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