Valide Mosque
The Valide Mosque, known locally as the Valide Djami, is a former mosque in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Completed in 1615 during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned in the 1920s, following the Balkan Wars and the Greco-Turkish population exchange, and was left in a partial ruinous state.- Museum
- …has 2 floors
- …has a hipped roof
- Opening hours:
8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Tuesday: closed
public holidays: closed - Description: mosque in Greece
- Also known as“Valide Cami mosque, Mytilini”“Valide Mosque, Mytilene”“Τέμενος Μπαλίζαντε Χασάν Μπέη”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yeni Mosque and Charshi Hamam, Mytilene.
Yeni Mosque
The Yeni Mosque is a former mosque in partial ruins… Yeni Mosque is situated 360 metres southeast of Valide Mosque.
Charshi Hamam, Mytilene
The Çarşı Hamam is an Ottoman bath in the town of Mytilene in Lesbos, Greece. Charshi Hamam, Mytilene is situated 300 metres southeast of Valide Mosque.
Castle of Mytilene
The Castle of Mytilene, also Fortress of Mytilene… Castle of Mytilene is situated 720 metres east of Valide Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mytilene and Moria.
Panagiouda
Panagiouda is a village on the east coast of Lesbos; 6 km north of Mytilene. Panagiouda is situated 4½ km northwest of Valide Mosque.
Valide Mosque
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Latitude
39.11189° or 39° 6′ 43″ north
Longitude
26.55417° or 26° 33′ 15″ east
Open location code
8GF84H63+QM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosque
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Valide Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد فاليدي”
- Bengali: “ভালিদে জামি”
- Bengali: “ভালিদে মসজিদ, মাইটিলিন”
- Fulah: “Valide Mosque, Mytilene”
- Greek: “Βαλιδέ Τζαμί Μυτιλήνης”
- Greek: “Βαλιδέ Τζαμί”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Valide Metilene”
- Russian: “Валид Метилен Мечеть”
- Turkish: “Midilli Valide Camii”
- Turkish: “Valide Camii, Midilli”
- Turkish: “Valide Camii”
- Uzbek: “Valide masjidi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Doric colonnade and Ελληνιστική Στοά και Επιθαλάσσιο Τείχος.
Nearby Places
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