Faith / Mosque
Hemşin Village Mosque
Akçakoca, Düzce
A wooden village mosque built with the nail-free çantı technique by Hemşin people who migrated from Artvin after the 1877–78 war.
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Its story
The mosque in the village of Hemşin, attached to Akçakoca, was built by Hemşin people who migrated from the Artvin–Hopa area and settled here after the Ottoman–Russian War of 1877–1878. The lower floor of the building is of stone masonry, while the upper floor is of wood made with the çantı technique, in which timbers are fitted into one another without using nails. Its minaret is also wooden. Inside, the woodwork on the mihrab, minbar and ceiling stands out. The village also takes its name from the origin of these migrants; its name, changed for a time to Armutlu, was later changed back to Hemşin.
Key facts
- Period
- Late 19th century (after 1877–78)
- Technique
- Stone lower floor, çantı (interlocking) wooden upper floor
- Getting there
- About 15 km southwest of Akçakoca, village of Hemşin
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
41.02549, 31.02383
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://goturkiye.com/duzce/see | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hem%C5%9Fin,_Ak%C3%A7akoca | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127786765 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1207753231