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 is in a partial ruinous state.Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: mosque in Greece
- Also known as: “Valide Cami mosque, Mytilini” and “Valide Mosque, Mytilene”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yeni Mosque and Charshi Hamam, Mytilene.
Yeni Mosque
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Yeni Mosque is situated 350 metres southeast of Valide Mosque.
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. Charshi Hamam, Mytilene is situated 300 metres southeast of Valide Mosque.
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 710 metres east of Valide 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 4 km northwest of Valide 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 Valide Mosque.
Valide Mosque
- Categories: mosque, building, and historic site
- Location: Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.11189° or 39° 6′ 43″ northLongitude
26.55418° or 26° 33′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8GF84H63+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 270795385OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q18208808
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Satellite Map
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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”
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Highlights include Roman House and Doric colonnade.
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