Orta Mosque
The Orta Mosque is a former mosque in the city of Veria, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece. Completed in 1490 during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned in 1912, following the Balkan Wars, and was subsequently repurposed for profane use.
- Sunni mosque
- …dates from the 15th century
- Description: building in Veroia, Central Macedonia, Greece
- Address: Λεωνίδου, Βέροια, 59132
- Also known as“Orta Mosque, Veria”“Orta Mosque, Veroia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ottoman Twin Baths and Old Metropolitan Church of Beroea.
Ottoman Twin Baths
The Twin Hamam of Tuzcu Sinan Bey are an Ottoman bathhouse in the northern Greek city of Veria. Ottoman Twin Baths is situated 120 metres southeast of Orta Mosque.
Old Metropolitan Church of Beroea
The Old Metropolis is a former Byzantine Greek… Old Metropolitan Church of Beroea is situated 140 metres northeast of Orta Mosque.
Ottoman Administration Building - Old Courthouse (19th c.)
Ottoman Administration Building - Old Courthouse (19th c.) is a historic building, which is situated 130 metres southwest of Orta Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veria and Tripotamos.
Veria
Veria is a town of Central Macedonia and the capital of the County of Imathia.
Tripotamos
Village
Tripotamos is a village and a community of the City of Veria, Imathia, Greece. Tripotamos is situated 3½ km southwest of Orta Mosque.
Orta Mosque
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Latitude
40.52126° or 40° 31′ 17″ north
Longitude
22.20092° or 22° 12′ 3″ east
Open location code
8GG4G6C2+G9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosque
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mosque
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Orta Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia Orta”
- Arabic: “مسجد أورتا”
- Bulgarian: “Челеби Синан бей джамия”
- Fulah: “Orta Mosque, Veria”
- Greek: “Ορτά Τζαμί (Βέροια)”
- Greek: “Ορτά Τζαμί”
- Turkish: “Orta Camii, Karaferye”
- Turkish: “Orta Camii”
- Uzbek: “Orta masjid”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Jewish Quarter and Greek Evangelical Church of Veroia.
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