The Feyzullah Mosque (; , "Mosque of Feyzullah") is a historical
Ottoman-era mosque in the town of
Arta,
Epirus
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,
Greece
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.
History
The mosque was named after one Feyzullah, who was the mosque's donor. It is one of the two surviving mosques in Arta, the other being the
Faik Pasha Mosque.
The time of its construction can not be determined, however, it is considered to have been built around the same time as the Mosque of Faik Pasha was, the first commander of Arta after the Turkish conquest, so it should be dated in the 15th century. This is further supported by the fact that Suleiman Mustafa, Faik Pasha's flag-bearer, was buried in the mosque.
During the hostilities in
Epirus
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during the
Greek-Turkish war of 1897, part of the mosque's minaret was destroyed; the rest of the minaret collapsed in 1917.
Until 1941, it belonged to the Ottoman Emin Bey. In 1962, the mosque was declared an archeological site.
Mosque
This mosque, like most mosques in Greece and the rest of the
Balkans
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, is of type A. It consists of a simple one-room prayer hall, with a square plan and side, measuring 6.40 m. It is located on Arachthou and Katsantoni street, a short distance from the church of Agia Theodora, the patron saint of the town of Arta.
See also
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Islam in Greece
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List of mosques in Greece
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Ottoman mosques in Greece
15th-century mosques in Europe
Buildings and structures in Arta, Greece
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Former mosques in Greece
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Mosque buildings with domes in Greece
Mosque buildings with minarets in Greece