Orta-Dzhamí ( Crimean-Tat. Orta Cami - “the middle mosque”) is a mosque located in the historical part of the city of Bakhchisarai , Crimea , not far from the Khan’s palace .
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History
The earliest mention of the Horta-Jami mosque dates back to 1674 (1085 Hijra) [1] . It was considered the main Friday mosque of the Crimean Khanate . It was finally completed and framed between 1737 and 1743 by the brothers Mengli II and Selyamet II - khans of the Crimean Khanate, the sons of Haji Selim Geray .
According to archival data, it follows that in 1861 the mosque underwent major restructuring and, apparently, acquired the current architectural appearance. [2]
Since 1929, the mosque was closed to visitors and began to be used as a house of culture and a cinema [3] . In the same year, it was included in the list of religious buildings registered by the Crimean Committee for the Protection of Monuments of Art, Antiquities and National Life (Krymokhris) [4] .
Current status
By the decision of the 20th session of the Bakhchisaray Council of the 23rd convocation of July 16, 2001, the mosque was returned to the Muslim religious community "Mustafa-Jami." In 2012-2013, at the initiative of the Bakhchisaray Umerov family, a historical reconstruction of the building was carried out, which was subsequently inscribed on the wall of the updated mosque. In 2013, after the reconstruction was completed, almost 90 years later, Friday prayers were again held, and the mosque itself was donated to the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Crimea (SAMK) and became open to the public.
Notes
- ↑ Judicial register of the capital of the Crimean Khanate (Archive)
- ↑ Juma-Jami Bakhchisarai in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- ↑ Conclusion of the Table of Religious Cults of the Crimean Central Executive Committee of January 11, 1929
- ↑ List of cult buildings of Krymokhris, for the Church Table at PAC on 10/21/1929