Faik Pasha Mosque
The Faik Pasha Mosque, also known locally as the Imaret of Arta, is a former mosque located in the town of Arta, in the Epirus region of Greece. Completed in the 15th century during the Ottoman era, the mosque was named after the Ottoman Empire conqueror of the city in 1449, the mosque formed a complex including baths, an imaret and a madrasa.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historical mosque in Arta, Greeece
- Also known as: “Faik Paşa Camii” and “Faik pasha mosque (Imaret)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Feyzullah Mosque and Church of the Parigoritissa.
Feyzullah Mosque
Mosque
The Feyzullah or Feyzul Mosque is a former mosque in the town of Arta, in the Epirus region of Greece. The mosque was completed in the 15th century, during the Ottoman era. Feyzullah Mosque is situated 1 km southeast of Faik Pasha Mosque.
Church of the Parigoritissa
Church
The Church of the Parigoritissa or Paregoretissa is the 13th-century Byzantine metropolitan church of the Greek city of Arta. Part of the building used to house the Archaeological Collection of Arta. Church of the Parigoritissa is situated 1¼ km southeast of Faik Pasha Mosque.
Bridge of Arta
The Bridge of Arta is a stone bridge that crosses the Arachthos river in the west of the city of Arta in northwestern Greece. It has been rebuilt many times over the centuries, starting with Roman or perhaps older foundations; the current bridge is probably a 17th-century Ottoman construction. Bridge of Arta is situated 1½ km south of Faik Pasha Mosque.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arta and Eleousa.
Arta
Arta is a town in Epirus, which draws visitors to it old, impressive stone bridge and the castle ruins in the centre of town.Vlacherna
Village
Vlacherna is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arta, of which it is a municipal unit.
Faik Pasha Mosque
- Categories: mosque, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Municipality of Arta, Arta, Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.16596° or 39° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
20.97271° or 20° 58′ 22″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
8GF25X8F+93
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosque
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Faik Pasha Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Faik Pashës”
- Arabic: “عمارت آرتا”
- Arabic: “مسجد فائق باشا”
- Bengali: “ফাইক পাশা মসজিদ”
- Bulgarian: “Фатих паша джамия”
- Catalan: “Mesquita de Faik Paixà”
- French: “mosquée Faik Pacha”
- French: “Mosquée Faik-Pacha”
- Greek: “Ιμαρέτ Άρτας”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Φαΐκ Πασά Άρτας (Ιμαρέτ)”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Φαΐκ Πασά Άρτας”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Φαΐκ πασά”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Φαΐκ Πασά”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Faik Pasha”
- Spanish: “Mezquita Faik-Pacha”
- Turkish: “Faik Paşa Camii”
- Urdu: “فائق پاشا مسجد”
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