Fethiye Mosque (Nafpaktos)

The Fethiye Mosque (Greek: Φετιχιέ τζαμί; Turkish: Fethiye Camii, lit.'Mosque of the Conquest') was an Ottoman mosque in Nafpaktos, Greece.

Fethiye Mosque
Φετιχιέ Τζαμί
The dome of the mosque seen from the harbour of the modern town
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni Islam
Location
LocationNafpaktos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Fethiye Mosque (Nafpaktos) is located in Greece
Fethiye Mosque (Nafpaktos)
Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates38°23′32.9″N 21°49′47.7″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date establishedc.1500
Minaret(s)No

It was built in the orders of Sultan Bayezid II immediately after the capture of the city from the Venetians in 1499, and was the city's main mosque throughout the Ottoman period. It was also known after its founder as the Bayezid-i Veli Mosque. The mosque has been extensively restored and now functions as an exhibition hall.

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