Ierapetra Mosque
The Mosque of Ierapetra, formerly known as the Hamidiye Mosque, is a former mosque located in the town of Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece. Built in c. 1892, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned during the 1910s.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Greece
- Also known as: “Ierapetra mosque” and “Τζαμί Χαμιντιγιέ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Napoleon’s house and Fortress of Kales.
Napoleon’s house
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Napoleon’s house is situated 150 metres east of Ierapetra Mosque.
Fortress of Kales
Castle
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortress of Kales is a castle, which is situated 250 metres southeast of Ierapetra Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gra Lygia and Makrylia.
Gra Lygia
Village
Gra Lygia is located approximately 4 km west of Ierapetra center. Its residents are called "GraLighiotes". They are occupied mainly in the agriculture sector; this is the main source of income for the residents and their income per capita is one of the highest in the region. Gra Lygia is situated 4 km west of Ierapetra Mosque.
Makrylia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Makrylia is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Ierapetra Mosque.
Episkopi
Village
Episkopi is a village on the Greek island of Crete. Episkopi belongs to the community of Kato Chorio within the municipality of Ierapetra, Lasithi. It lies north of Ierapetra in the middle of the narrowest part of the island. Episkopi is situated 8 km northeast of Ierapetra Mosque.
Ierapetra Mosque
- Categories: building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.00556° or 35° 0′ 20″ northLongitude
25.73577° or 25° 44′ 9″ eastInception
1891Levels
2Open location code
8G772P4P+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 569552781OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=mosqueWikidata ID
Q104353386
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Ierapetra Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Ierapetrës”
- Arabic: “مسجد إيرابترا”
- Arabic: “مسجد الحميدية”
- Bengali: “ইরাপেত্রা মসজিদ”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Ιεράπετρας”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Ierapetra”
- Russian: “Иерапетра Мечеть”
- Turkish: “Hamidiye Camii (Yunanistan)”
- Turkish: “Hamidiye Camii”
- Uzbek: “Iyerapetra masjidi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ottoman Fountain and Αφέντης Χριστός.
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