Dırama, Osmanlı Köyü Câmii

Drama, Chrisokastro Mosque

Church
CountryGreece
CityDırama
Built Year1838
Converted1924
Demolished-
Architect/PatronUnknown
Book Pagep.984
Sources
  • - Kiliseye Çevrilen Türk Eserleri, s.984
  • - BCA 130-16-13-2/909/3397/14, BCA 130-16-13-2/909/3397/15, VGMA 179/246/1949, Dinoudis 2016: 120-121

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During the Ottoman period, the Ottoman Village, which belonged to the Pravishte District of the Drama of the Vilayet of Thessaloniki, is now called Chrisokastro (Χρυσόκαστρο) and is located 8 km southwest of Pravishte. The foundation was established in Praveşte, Thessaloniki and was dated 15.11.1253 / 10.02.1838 AH. In the 1924 exchange and liquidation documents of the Ottoman Village, there are declarations belonging to the Ottoman Village Mosque and School Foundation and the Ottoman Village Upper Neighborhood Masjid-i Sharîf Waqf. The Ottoman Village Mosque was converted into a church after the exchange, dedicated to St. Panteleimon. A new monastery was started to be built in Elecik, 1.5 km north of the village, and after the completion of this monastery in 1990, the old mosque, which was the church in the center of the village, was demolished.

This digital map visualizes data inspired by Mehmet Emin Yılmaz’s three-volume work Kiliseye Çevrilen Türk Eserleri / The Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches. The source work was published by YTB Publications (2023) and made accessible through the YTB Digital Culture Platform.

Author reference: Mehmet Emin Yılmaz (@mimaremin).

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