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Komotini (Greek: Κομοτηνή, Turkish: Gümülcine, Bulgarian: Гюмюрджина), is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece and its capital.
The imaret of Komotini is considered to be one of the oldest examples of Ottoman architecture in Thrace (it consists of three spaces that form a T shape on the ground plan, in zawiya-style) and is built in the Byzantine technique of using brick-enclosed masonry, also characteristic of early Ottoman buildings. [7]
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Map of ancient Asia shows location of the Âu Việt state of Nam Cương and other Viet’s kingdoms. According to folklore, prior to Chinese domination of northern and north-central Vietnam, the region was ruled by a series of kingdoms called Văn Lang with a hierarchical government, headed by Lạc Kings ( Hùng Kings ), who were served by ...
The Archaeological Museum of Komotini is a museum on Symenonidi Street in Komotini in Greece. [1] The museum was designed by Aris Konstantinidis , an architect, and was commissioned in 1976. The exhibits on display are from the Neolithic to the Byzantine period, from the excavations of the Thracian archaeological sites, and reveal much about ...
The Clock Tower of Komotini (Greek: Πύργος του Ωρολογίου, Turkish: Saat Kule [1]) is a clock tower of the Ottoman period built in the city center of Komotini, in the Western Thrace region of northern Greece, next to the town's Yeni Mosque. Dated to the nineteenth century, today it is located on Ermou Street.
Today, the only thing left of the mosque is its minaret, itself half-destroyed, and an Ottoman grave, dating to 1761 and belonging to Kayserili Suleyman Effendi. [1] [2] On January 7, 2019, the Management Committee of the Muslim Property of Komotini completed the registration of the mosque's 472 sq.m. plot at the Cadastral Office of Komotini.
The Yeni Mosque (Greek: Γενί Τζαμί, from Turkish: Yeni Camii, "New Mosque") is an Ottoman mosque in the Greek town of Komotini dating back to 1585. It is the only surviving structure in Greece to feature Iznik tiles from the 1580s, the zenith of the Iznik potters' art.