Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque
The Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque, also known as the Bayezid Mosque and the Great Mosque, is a former mosque in Didymoteicho, in the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in the far northeast of Greece.Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque
- Also known as: “Çelebi Sultan Mehmet Camii” and “Great Mosque”
- Address: Διδυμότειχο
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hamam of Oruç Paşa and Castle of Didymoteichon.
Hamam of Oruç Paşa
Archaeological site
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oruç Pasha Hamam, also known as the Bath of Whispers or the Baths of Love is an Ottoman bath dating from around 1398-1399 near the banks of the Erythropotamos river, in Didymoteicho, northern Greece. Hamam of Oruç Paşa is situated 370 metres southwest of Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque.
Castle of Didymoteichon
Castle
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Didymoteicho Fortress or Castle, is an ancient and medieval hilltop citadel complex in the town of Didymoteicho, Thrace, Greece. It has been an important landmark since ancient times due to the strong fortification surrounding it. Castle of Didymoteichon is situated 500 metres west of Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque.
Türbe of Oruç Paşa
Tomb
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oruç Pasha türbe also known locally as the Pyrostia or the Tripod is a türbe, or Ottoman mausoleum, of Oruç Pasha in the town of Didymoteicho, northerneast Greece, dating back to the fifteenth century. Türbe of Oruç Paşa is situated 380 metres east of Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Didymoteicho and Ellinochori.
Didymoteicho
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Didymoteicho is a city in western Thrace with about 8,500 inhabitants.
Ellinochori
Village
Ellinochori is a village in the northeastern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Ellinochori is part of the municipality of Didymoteicho. It is situated on the left bank of the river Erythropotamos, northwest of the centre of Didymoteicho. Ellinochori is situated 4 km northwest of Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque.
Isaakio
Village
Isaakio is a village of Evros regional unit in Greece, part of the municipality Didymoteicho. It is located 5 kilometers east of Didymoteicho. Its population according to the 2021 census was 316. Isaakio is situated 4 km east of Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque.
Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque
- Categories: building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.34913° or 41° 20′ 57″ northLongitude
26.49363° or 26° 29′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8GH88FXV+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 245289458OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=mosqueWikidata ID
Q272752
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Bajazitit”
- Arabic: “المسجد الكبير”
- Arabic: “مسجد بايزيد”
- Arabic: “مسجد جلبي سلطان محمد”
- Azerbaijani: “Çelebi Sultan Mehmet məscidi”
- Bengali: “চেলেবি সুলতান মেহমেদ মসজিদ”
- Catalan: “Mesquita de Baiazet I”
- French: “Grande mosquée”
- French: “mosquée Bayezid Ier”
- French: “Mosquée Bayezid Ier”
- French: “mosquée du sultan Mehmed Ier”
- German: “Celebi Sultan Mehmed Camii”
- German: “Çelebi-Sultan-Mehmed-Moschee”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Βαγιαζήτ”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Μεχμέτ Α‘ (Βαγιαζήτ)”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Μεχμέτ Α΄”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Çelebi Sultan Mehmed”
- Italian: “Moschea di Mehmet Çelebi”
- Spanish: “Mezquita de Bayezid I”
- Turkish: “Büyük Camii”
- Turkish: “Çelebi Sultan Mehmet Camii”
- Turkish: “Ulu Camii”
- Uzbek: “Chelebiy Sulton Mehmed masjidi”
Notable Places Nearby
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