Byzantine Museum
The Chios Byzantine Museum is a history museum in Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The museum is located in a former mosque, the Mecidiye Mosque, built in the 19th century during the Ottoman era, that was abandoned in 1912.Photo: Balkanique, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—3:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: mosque in Greece
- Also known as: “Byzantine Museum of Chios”, “Chios Byzantine Museum”, and “Mecidiye Museum Mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chios Harbour and Archaeological Museum of Chios.
Chios Harbour
Station
Photo: Güldem Üstün, CC BY 2.0.
Chios Harbour is a station, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Byzantine Museum.
Archaeological Museum of Chios
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Chios is a museum located on Michalon Street in Chios town, Chios, Greece. Designed by the Greek architects Souzána Antonakáki and Dimitris Antonakakis & Eleni Gousi-Desylla in 1965, it has been widely regarded as a significant building in the architectural history of modern Greece. Archaeological Museum of Chios is situated 650 metres south of Byzantine Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vrontados and Dafnonas.
Vrontados
Town
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vrontados is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300, the town hosts the seat of the municipal unit of Omiroupoli. Vrontados is situated 4½ km north of Byzantine Museum.
Dafnonas
Village
Photo: Spartacos31, CC BY 4.0.
Dafnonas is a village on the center of the island of Chios, located in the North Aegean islands region of Greece. Its population was 366 as of the 2021 census. Dafnonas is situated 6 km southwest of Byzantine Museum.
Karfas
Village
Photo: CostasTheGreek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karfas is a small town on the island of Chios, Greece. Located 7 kilometers south of Chios, Karfas is among the most popular destinations on the Island, attracting high amounts of tourism due to its cosmopolitan beaches, studios, residences, clubs, restaurants, and general nightlife. Karfas is situated 6 km south of Byzantine Museum.
Byzantine Museum
- Categories: former mosque, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.37049° or 38° 22′ 14″ northLongitude
26.13625° or 26° 8′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8GC894CP+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3031023098OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5101457
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Byzantine Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف خيوس البيزنطي”
- Chinese: “希俄斯拜占庭博物馆”
- German: “Byzantinisches Museum”
- Greek: “Βυζαντινό Μουσείο Χίου”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Mecidi”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Mecidiye”
- Russian: “Меджидие Мечеть”
- Spanish: “Museo Bizantino de Quíos”
- Turkish: “Mecidiye Camii”
- Turkish: “Sakız Bizans Müzesi”
- Uzbek: “Xios Vizantiya muzeyi”
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