Faith / Mosque
Aşağı Çamlıca Mosque
Çamlıhemşin, Rize
A two-story stone village mosque built in 1738 according to its door inscription, with a madrasa section on the ground floor.
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Its story
The Aşağı Çamlıca Mosque is in Aşağı Çamlıca, near the Çamlıhemşin district center, and according to the record on its entrance door was built in 1738. The rectangular-plan, two-story building of rough-hewn and rubble stone is cited by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as an example of the region's mosques with a madrasa section on the ground floor. The prayer hall is lit by four windows each on the north and south and six on the east. The cut-stone mihrab, decorated with floral motifs and with gilded moldings, is the building's most striking ornament. It is suitable for a short stop in the district center on the way to the Fırtına Valley.
Key facts
- Plan
- Two stories, madrasa section on the ground floor
- Period
- 1738
- Admission
- Free
- Visit duration
- 20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
Location
41.05583, 41.00078
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://rize.ktb.gov.tr/TR-127866/camiler.html | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aşağı_Çamlıca_Camii | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1369398637