List of mosques in Greece

Not to be confused with List of former mosques in Greece.

This is a list of mosques in Greece, sorted by geographic region that are open and functioning as mosques (Arabic: مَسْجِد, romanized: masjid, Greek: τζαμί, romanized: tzamí, Turkish: cami) and places of worship for Muslims in Greece.

For buildings that may have previously functioned as mosques and are either still standing and no longer used for worship, or are no longer extant, see the list of former mosques in Greece.

Construction of mosques in Greece has been documented since the period of the Ottoman Empire in Greece.[1] Most of the mosques listed were built in the late 14th to early 20th centuries, when parts of modern Greece were part of the Ottoman Empire.[2][3] Later several Christian churches throughout Greece were also converted into mosques after the Ottoman conquest, like the Hagios Demetrios church in Thessaloniki.[4] Although gradually Hagios Demetrios was converted back into a church after Greek independence and the annexation of other territories.[5]

Mosques in current use

Attica and Central Greece

List of active mosques in Attica that encompasses the entire metropolitan area of Athens, and the rest of Central Greece which encompasses Attica.

Name Image Location Year (CE) Remarks
Votanikos Mosque Athens 2020 First purpose-built mosque in Athens after Greek Independence, fully-funded by the Greek government[6]

Central Macedonia

List of active mosques in Central Macedonia administrative region.

Name Image Location Year (CE) Remarks
Yeni Mosque Thessaloniki 1902 Built by Vitaliano Poselli. Ceased use in 1923 and, after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it was repurposed for the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and then as an exhibition center.[7] It was re-opened for worship for major Islamic festivals in 2012 and again during the 2020s.[8][9]

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

List of active mosques in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace administrative region.

Name Image Location Year (CE) Remarks
Yeni Mosque Komotini 1585 Completed during the Ottoman era, it is the only surviving structure in Greece to feature Iznik tiles from the 1580s, the zenith of the Iznik potters' art.[10]
Eski Mosque Komotini 1608 Completed during the Ottoman era, the building has been variously used as a mosque, a church, and returned to use as a mosque since 1920, rebuilt with two minarets.[11][12]
Alexandroupolis Mosque Alexandroupolis 1906 Completed during the Ottoman era, the building is made of stone, bricks, and marble, with elaborate decoration and a multitude of engraved inscriptions; a minaret is on the western side of the mosque.[13][14]

North and South Aegean

List of active mosques located in the Aegean Islands, the group of islands in the Aegean Sea between mainland Greece and Turkey, split between the North Aegean and South Aegean administrative regions.

Name Image Location Year (CE) Remarks
Ibrahim Pasha Mosque Rhodes 1540 Completed during the Ottoman era, the mosque is the only operational mosque in Rhodes of the twelve mosques from the Ottoman era[15]
Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque Kos 1778 Completed during the Ottoman era, the mosque is one of two operational mosques of the five mosques on the island of Kos.[15]
Defterdar Mosque Kos 18th century Completed during the Ottoman era, the mosque is one of two operational mosques of the five mosques on the island of Kos.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Skoulariki, Athena. "Old and new mosques in Greece:a new debate haunted by history". academia.edu. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Canard (1971), pp. 1084–1085
  3. ^ Kazhdan (1991), p. 96
  4. ^ Katsikas, Stefanos (2021). Islam and Nationalism in Modern Greece, 1821-1940. Oxford University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-19-065200-5.
  5. ^ Motta, Giuseppe (2013). Less than Nations: Central-Eastern European Minorities after WWI. Vol. 1. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 365. ISBN 9781443854610.
  6. ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (September 15, 2020). "First official mosque to open in Athens in the shadow of Hagia Sophia debates". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Shkodrova, Albena. "The Dönmeh: the Judeo-Islamic Mystery of Thessaloniki". Balkan Travellers.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2010.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Θεσσαλονίκη: Άνοιξε το Γενί Τζαμί για τους μουσουλμάνους τις τελευταίες μέρες του Ραμαζανιού. in.gr (in Greek). March 28, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  10. ^ Kiel, M. (2004). "Gümüld̲j̲ine". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. P. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume XII: Supplement. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 330. ISBN 978-90-04-13974-9.
  11. ^ Μουσουλμανικά Μνημεία Δυτικής Θράκης, Ελλάδα (in Greek). Μουφτεία Ξάνθης, Κομοτηνής, Έβρου. 2009. pp. 10–11. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Yilmaz, M. E. (2023). Turkish Works Converted into Churches. YTB Publications. Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities. pp. 1056–1063.
  13. ^ Tζαμί Αλεξανδρούπολης [Mosque of Alexandroupolis]. e-evros.gr (in Greek). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "Sights in Alexandroupoli". www.my-favourite-planet.de. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c Kaymakçı, Mustafa; Özgün, Cihan (2018). The Forgotten Turkish Identity Of The Aegean Islands. Eğitim Yayınevi. p. 124.

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