Juma-Jami Mosque

{{Short description|Sunni mosque in Yevpatoria, Crimea}} {{Infobox religious building | building_name = Juma-Jami Mosque | image = Eupatoria 04-14 img12 Juma Jami Mosque.jpg | caption = | location = [[Yevpatoria]] | geo = {{Coord|45|11|45|N|33|22|38|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:UA}} | religious_affiliation = [[Islam]] | rite = [[Sunni]] | region = | state = | province = | territory = {{flagicon|Crimea}} [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea|AR Crimea]] ''([[de jure]]'')<br> {{flagicon|Crimea}} [[Republic of Crimea (Russia)|Republic of Crimea]] ''([[de facto]]'') | prefecture = | sector = | district = | cercle = | municipality = | functional_status = Active | leadership = | website = | architecture_type = Mosque | architecture_style = [[Ottoman architecture]] | facade_direction = North | year_completed = 1564 | construction_cost = | specifications = yes | architect = [[Mimar Sinan]] | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | height_max = | dome_quantity = | dome_height_outer = 20 meters | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = {{cvt|6|m}} | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = 2 | minaret_height = 35 meters | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | materials = [[Limestone]] | module = {{Infobox historic site |embed = yes |designation1 = UKRAINE NATIONAL |designation1_offname = {{Lang|uk|Мечеть Джума-Джамі}} (''Cuma Cami Mosque'') |designation1_type = Architecture |designation1_number = 010044}} }}

The '''Juma-Jami Mosque''', ({{langx|uk|Мечеть Джума-Джамі}}; {{langx|crh|Cuma Cami}}; {{langx|ru|Мечеть Джума-Джами}}; {{langx|tr|Cuma Han Camii}}) also known as the '''Friday Mosque''', is located in [[Yevpatoria]], [[Crimea]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yevpatoria : The Juma-Jami Mosque |url=https://discover-ukraine.info/places/crimea/yevpatoria/576 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=discover-ukraine.info |language=en}}</ref> Built between 1552 and 1564, it is a [[mosque]] designed by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] architect [[Mimar Sinan]].

==History== The Juma-Jami is the largest mosque of [[Crimea]] and was founded by Khan [[Devlet I Giray]] in 1552. The Khan commissioned [[Istanbul]] architect [[Mimar Sinan]] (1489–1588) to build the mosque.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pleshakov |first=Konstantin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KOzUDQAAQBAJ |title=The Crimean Nexus: Putin's War and the Clash of Civilizations |date=2017-01-01 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-21488-8 |pages=72 |language=en}}</ref> Sinan was the chief [[architect]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. He designed the [[Sinan Pasha Mosque (Istanbul)|Sinan Pasha Mosque]] and the [[Şehzade Mosque]] in Istanbul. Construction of the Juma-Jami Mosque was a long process. At the time, Mimar Sinan was busy with construction of the [[Süleymaniye Mosque]], in Istanbul, which was also plagued by financial difficulties due to money being spent on a war with [[Ivan the Terrible]].

The mosque continued to be embellished and improved over time. From 1740 to 1743, the mosque was rebuilt and the main building was restored; from 1758 to 1769, the western facade of the mosque was decorated with paintings.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sementsov |first1=Sergey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PKD5DwAAQBAJ |title=Reconstruction and Restoration of Architectural Heritage |last2=Leontyev |first2=Alexander |last3=Huerta |first3=Santiago |last4=Nava |first4=Ignacio Menéndez Pidal de |date=2020-09-24 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-000-32978-0 |pages=77 |language=en}}</ref>

==Photos== <gallery> File:Eupatoria, Juma-Jami Mosque, Yevpatoria, Crimea.jpg|Main entrance to the Juma-Jami Mosque Image:MeczetPiatkowy2.jpg Image:Juma-Juma-inside.jpg Image:MeczetPiatkowyGrob3.jpg Image:MeczetPiatkowyGrob1.jpg Image:0204-Han Cami.jpg </gallery>

==See also== *[[Religion in Crimea]] *[[List of mosques in Europe]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Juma-Jami Mosque in Yevpatoria}} *[https://archnet.org/sites/2772 Han Camii], Archnet {{Mosques in Ukraine}}{{Mosques in Russia}}

[[Category:Mimar Sinan buildings]] [[Category:Mosques in Crimea]] [[Category:History of Yevpatoria]] [[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1564]] [[Category:Mosques completed in the 1560s]] [[Category:Ottoman mosques in Europe]] [[Category:16th-century establishments in the Crimean Khanate]] [[Category:1564 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Crimea]] [[Category:Sunni mosques in Europe]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Yevpatoria]] [[Category:Grand mosques]]