New Mosque, Malatya Explained

New Mosque
Native Name:Yeni Cami
Native Name Lang:tr
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Location:Malatya, Turkey
Coordinates:38.3495°N 38.3181°W
Architecture Type:mosque
Date Destroyed:3 March 1894
6 February 2023
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The New Mosque (Turkish: Yeni Cami|, pronounced as /tr/ originally named the Hacı Yusuf Taş Mosque) is a mosque in Malatya, Turkey.

The original mosque was burned down in a fire in Malatya Bazaar in 1889, and was subjected to another fire in 1890 before it was repaired.[1] Reconstruction began in 1893 and was damaged by an earthquake on March 3, 1893. It took until 1913 to complete the construction.[1]

The rebuilt mosque was damaged by a 1964 earthquake and badly damaged in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Satilmiş . Selahattin . An Example for Disaster Management in the Ottoman Empire: The Malatya Fires of 1889 and 1890 . Osmanlı Medeniyeti Araştırmaları Dergisi . 15 October 2021 . 13 . 101–128 . 10.21021/osmed.978876. free .
  2. News: 2023-02-06 . Turkey earthquake: Before and after pictures show extent of destruction . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-09.
  3. News: 6 February 2023. Malatya's New Mosque, several others demolished in 7.7 earthquake. Daily Sabah. 14 February 2023.