Partenit Mosque

Partenit Mosque (Crimean Tatar: Partenit Cami) is destroyed mosque in urban-type settlement Partenit in Crimean peninsula. A monument of the cultural heritage of Ukraine No. UA-01-103-0047.

Partenit Mosque
Partenit Cami
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationPartenit, Crimea
Architecture
Completedlate XVIII-early XIX century
Destroyed1980s

The name of the mosque has not been preserved. The minaret (according to other sources, a minbar) has been preserved, It is made in the form of a small but rather tall square tower of wild stone, the top of which is crowned with a needlepoint.[1]

The wall features a plaque glorifying Allah with quotations from the Quran.[2]

A part of the stone wall stands nearby, all that remains of the former mosque. Not far away is a house of traditional Old Crimean architecture, which once housed a mullah and is now the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.[3]

History

Date of construction: late XVIII - early XIX century.[4]

The building of the mosque stood until the 80s of the XX century and was destroyed during the expansion of the old road, along with the old traditional fountain, Cesme, which was located next to it.

Notes
  1. "Кале-Поти (Партенит) — путеводитель по отдыху в Крыму". jalita.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. "Мимбер Партенитской мечети :: Геокэшинг ::". geocaching.su. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. "Исары Горного Крыма. Блог фотографического краеведенияХристианский храм под мусульманским полумесяцем | Исары Горного Крыма. Блог фотографического краеведения". Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  4. "смт Партеніт: онлайн путівник Партенітом". travels.in.ua. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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