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[[File:20121020 exterior of Yeni Mosque Thessaloniki Greece.jpg|thumb|180px|''Yeni Mosque'']]
{{Short description|Historical mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece}}
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The '''Yeni Mosque''' ({{langx|el|Γενί Τζαμί}}, from {{langx|tr|Yeni Cami}}, "New Mosque") is a historical [[mosque]] in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. It was built by Italian architect [[Vitaliano Poselli]] in 1902 for the city's [[Dönmeh]] community, [[crypto-Jew]]ish converts to Islam. However, when the Donmeh left the city during the [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]], it was used to house the [[Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki]] in 1925.<ref>[http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/271 The Dönmeh: the Judeo-Islamic Mystery of Thessaloniki] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013033835/http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/271 |date=2010-10-13 }}, Albena Shkodrova, Balkan Travellers.com</ref> Today, it serves as an exhibition center.


In April 2024, for the first time after 102 years, the mosque opened for the city's Muslim population on the occasion of the Ramazan Bayram.<ref>{{cite web | access-date = April 10, 2024 | date = April 10, 2024 | language = Greek | trans-title = Thessaloniki: The Yeni Mosque opened for the Ramazan for the first time since 1922 | title = Θεσσαλονίκη: Άνοιξε το Γενί Τζαμί για το ραμαζάνι για πρώτη φορά μετά το 1922 | website = news247.gr | url = https://www.news247.gr/ellada/thessaloniki-anoixe-to-geni-tzami-gia-to-ramazani-gia-proti-fora-meta-to-1922/%3famp}}</ref>
The '''Yeni Mosque''' ({{lang-el|Γενί Τζαμί}}, from {{lang-tr|Yeni Camii}}, "New Mosque") is a historical [[mosque]] in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. It was built by Italian architect [[Vitaliano Poselli]] in 1902 for the city's [[Dönmeh]] community, Jewish converts to Islam. However, when the Donmeh left the city during the [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]], it was used to house the [[Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki]] in 1925.<ref>[http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/271 The Dönmeh: the Judeo-Islamic Mystery of Thessaloniki] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013033835/http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/271 |date=2010-10-13 }}, Albena Shkodrova, Balkan Travellers.com</ref> Today it serves as an exhibition center.


==References==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
{{Commons category|Yeni Mosque Thessaloniki}}
Γενι Τζαμι πρωην Αρχαιολογικο μουσειο.jpg|Front view
1902 1912 Yeni Mosque old cart postale Thessaloniki Greece.jpg|Post card
20121020 interior Yeni Mosque (mihrab) Thessaloniki Greece.jpg|''[[Mihrab]],'' interior
Yeni Mosque, Thessalonika.JPG|Interior
Poselli, seal.JPG|Seal
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{stack|{{portal|Islam|Greece}}}}
* [[Islam in Greece]]
* [[List of former mosques in Greece]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Yeni Mosque Thessaloniki}}

{{Mosques in Greece}}
{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}
{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}
{{Ottoman monuments of Thessaloniki}}
{{Ottoman monuments of Thessaloniki}}
{{Sabbateanism}}


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[[Category:Mosques completed in 1902]]
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Latest revision as of 03:27, 30 December 2024

Yeni Mosque
Γενί Τζαμί
Religion
AffiliationIslam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque (former)
Location
LocationThessaloniki, Greece
Yeni Mosque, Thessaloniki is located in Greece
Yeni Mosque, Thessaloniki
Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates40°36′56″N 22°57′24″E / 40.61556°N 22.95667°E / 40.61556; 22.95667
Architecture
Architect(s)Vitaliano Poselli
Completed1902

The Yeni Mosque (Greek: Γενί Τζαμί, from Turkish: Yeni Cami, "New Mosque") is a historical mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built by Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli in 1902 for the city's Dönmeh community, crypto-Jewish converts to Islam. However, when the Donmeh left the city during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it was used to house the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki in 1925.[1] Today, it serves as an exhibition center.

In April 2024, for the first time after 102 years, the mosque opened for the city's Muslim population on the occasion of the Ramazan Bayram.[2]

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  • Front view
    Front view
  • Post card
    Post card
  • Mihrab, interior
    Mihrab, interior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Seal
    Seal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Dönmeh: the Judeo-Islamic Mystery of Thessaloniki Archived 2010-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Albena Shkodrova, Balkan Travellers.com
  2. ^ "Θεσσαλονίκη: Άνοιξε το Γενί Τζαμί για το ραμαζάνι για πρώτη φορά μετά το 1922" [Thessaloniki: The Yeni Mosque opened for the Ramazan for the first time since 1922]. news247.gr (in Greek). April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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