Yeni Mosque
The Yeni Mosque is a former mosque in partial ruins, located in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. It was built in 1825 by local governor Mustafa Agha Koulaxiz, the largest and newest of the Ottoman era mosques on the island.Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: mosque in Greece
- Also known as: “Yeni Cami mosque, Mytilini” and “Yeni Mosque, Mytilene”
- Address: Μυτιλήνη
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charshi Hamam, Mytilene and Castle of Mytilene.
Charshi Hamam, Mytilene
Museum
Photo: ProtecTOR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Çarşı Hamam is an Ottoman bath in the town of Mytilene in Lesbos, Greece. It was probably built in the first quarter of the 19th century, and formed part of the nearby Yeni Mosque complex.
Castle of Mytilene
Photo: TheJerboa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Mytilene, also Fortress of Mytilene, is located in Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, North Aegean. It is maintained in good condition and is one of the largest castles in the Mediterranean covering an area of 60 acres. Castle of Mytilene is situated 420 metres east of Yeni Mosque.
Archaeological Museum - New Building
Museum
Photo: Tedmek, Public domain.
The Archaeological Museum of Mytilene is a museum in Lesbos in Greece. Initially the museum was housed in a building erected by the American Classic Studies School in 1935. Archaeological Museum - New Building is situated 510 metres southeast of Yeni Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mytilene and Moria.
Mytilene
Photo: Kalogeropoulos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mytilene is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean.
Moria
Village
Photo: Jonathan Lundqvist, CC BY 2.0.
Moria is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Yeni Mosque.
Panagiouda
Village
Photo: Fallacia83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Panagiouda is a village on the east coast of Lesbos; 6 km north of Mytilene. As of 2011, Panagiouda had 906 inhabitants which were primarily fishermen. Panagiouda is situated 4½ km northwest of Yeni Mosque.
Yeni Mosque
- Categories: mosque, cultural center, building, and tourism
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.11038° or 39° 6′ 37″ northLongitude
26.5578° or 26° 33′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8GF84H65+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 270794363OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q17627648
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Yeni Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Re (Mitilene)”
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Re”
- Arabic: “مسجد يني”
- Bengali: “ইয়েনি মসজিদ, মাইটিলিন”
- French: “mosquée Geni”
- French: “Nouvelle Mosquée”
- Fulah: “Yeni Mosque”
- German: “Neue Moschee (Mytilini)”
- German: “Yeni Cami”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Yeni Cami mosque, Mytilini”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Yeni Mosque, Mytilene”
- Greek: “Γενί Τζαμί Μυτιλήνης”
- Greek: “Γενί Τζαμί”
- Hausa: “Masallacin Yeni”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Yeni Metilene”
- Russian: “Йени Метилен Мечеть”
- Thai: “มัสยิดเยนี (มิติลินี)”
- Thai: “มัสยิดเยนี”
- Turkish: “Yeni Cami, Midilli”
- Turkish: “Yeni Cami”
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