Batumi Mosque Explained

Batumi Mosque
Native Name:ბათუმის მეჩეთი
Native Name Lang:ka
Map Type:Georgia Adjara#Georgia
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:41.6486°N 41.6439°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:Batumi, Adjara, Georgia
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Architecture Type:Mosque
Year Completed:1866
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The Batumi Mosque (Georgian: ბათუმის მეჩეთი, batumis mecheti, orta jame[1]) is a mosque in Batumi, Adjara, Georgia, which is a home to a sizable Muslim community. It was commissioned by the family of Aslan Beg (the equivalent of duke) Khimshiashvili, a Muslim Georgian nobleman in 1866.[2] The walls of the mosque were painted by the Laz brothers. The mosque is popularly known as the "Jamia in the middle" ("ორთა ჯამე", orta jame) for it once stood in between two other mosques which have not survived.[3]

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  1. Web site: :: Geobuild LTD. :: . 2009-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091031040613/http://geobuildltd.com/en/?action=batumi . 2009-10-31 .
  2. Web site: :: Geobuild LTD. :: . 2009-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091031040613/http://geobuildltd.com/en/?action=batumi . 2009-10-31 .
  3. http://batumi.ge/en/?page=show&sec=75 Batumi: sights