Veli Pasha Mosque
The Veli Pasha Mosque, also known as the Mastaba Mosque from its location, is a former mosque in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, in south Greece.- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Greece
- Also known as: “Mastaba Mosque”, “Mosque Veli Pasha”, and “Veli Pasha mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kara Musa Pasha Mosque and Archeological museum of Rethymno.
Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
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. Kara Musa Pasha Mosque is situated 350 metres north of Veli Pasha Mosque.
Archeological museum of Rethymno
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. The building that houses the museum is the church of Saint Francis, built by the Barozzi family around 1530. Archeological museum of Rethymno is situated 620 metres northwest of Veli Pasha Mosque.
metropolitan church of Megali Panagia
Church
metropolitan church of Megali Panagia is situated 470 metres north of Veli Pasha Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rethymno and Violi Charaki.
Rethymno
Rethymno or Rethimno is a beautiful city on the island of Crete in Greece. It has picturesque small lanes of shops selling mostly tourist goods and a newer area of town with normal shops.Violi Charaki
Village
Violi Charaki is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Veli Pasha Mosque.
Xiro Chorio
Village
Xiro Chorio is a hamlet of approximately 170 residents, which is part of Rethymno, capital of Rethymno regional unit in the island of Crete, Greece. Xiro Chorio is situated 3½ km southeast of Veli Pasha Mosque.
Veli Pasha Mosque
- Categories: former mosque, museum building, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.36356° or 35° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
24.47776° or 24° 28′ 40″ east
Inception
~1650
Open location code
8G769F7H+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mosque
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Veli Pasha Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia Veli Pasha”
- Arabic: “مسجد المصطبة”
- Arabic: “مسجد ولي باشا”
- Bengali: “ভেলি পাশা মসজিদ (রেথিমনো)”
- Bengali: “ভেলি পাশা মসজিদ”
- Finnish: “Veli Paššan moskeija”
- Fulah: “Veli Pasha Mosque (Rethymno”
- Greek: “Βελή Πασά Τζαμί”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Μασταμπά, Ρέθυμνο”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Βελή Πασά”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Veli Pasha Rethimno”
- Russian: “Вели Паша Ретимно Мечеть”
- Turkish: “Veli Paşa Camii (Resmo)”
- Turkish: “Veli Paşa Camii”
- Uzbek: “Veli posho masjdi (Retimnon)”
- Uzbek: “Veli posho masjdi”
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