Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret)
The Selvili Mosque, also locally known as the Broken Mosque, is a former mosque in the town of Komotini, in the Western Thrace region of Greece. The mosque was completed during the Ottoman era, was subsequently abandoned, and later demolished.Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: historical mosque in Komotini, Greece
- Also known as: “Selvili Mosque Komotini” and “Selvili Mosque, Komotini”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Mosque and Cathedral of the Assumption.
Old Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eski Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Two Balconies, is a mosque located on Gravias Street, in the town of Komotini, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. Old Mosque is situated 300 metres southeast of Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret).
Cathedral of the Assumption
Church
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cathedral of the Assumption is a church, which is situated 200 metres southeast of Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret).
Tsanakleion Hall
Historic building
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsanakleion Hall is a historic building, which is situated 270 metres south of Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Komotini and Itea.
Komotini
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Komotini is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece and its capital. It is also the capital of the Rhodope. It was the administrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture until its abolition in 2010, by the Kallikratis Plan.
Itea
Village
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Itea is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret).
Kalchas
Village
Kalchas, is a village and a community in the municipality of Komotini, in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is located in a flat area, 5 km northeast of Komotini. Kalchas is situated 6 km east of Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret).
Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret)
- Category: mosque
- Location: Komotini, Rhodope Prefecture, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.12163° or 41° 7′ 18″ northLongitude
25.39945° or 25° 23′ 58″ eastInception
1761Open location code
8GH749CX+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10089325032OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q16735659
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Selvili Mosque (Broken Minaret)” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المسجد المكسور”
- Arabic: “مسجد سلفيلي”
- Bengali: “সেলভিলি মসজিদ, কোমোতিনি”
- German: “Minarett von Selvili”
- Greek: “Σπασμένο Τζαμί Κομοτηνής”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Σελβιλί (Σπασμένος Μιναρές)”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Σελβιλί Κομοτηνής”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Selvili”
- Turkish: “Selvili Camii (Gümülcine)”
- Turkish: “Selvili Camii”
- Uzbek: “Buzilgan masjid”
- Uzbek: “Selvili masjidi”
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Highlights include School of Historical European Martial Arts and Episcopal Palace.
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