Azizyie Mosque

The Azizyie Mosque (Romanian: Moscheea Azizyie) is a mosque located at 2 Independenței Street in Tulcea, Romania, in the Dobruja region.

Azizyie Mosque
Moscheea Azizyie
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTulcea, Dobruja, Romania
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established1863
Former Turkish school

It was built in 1863, during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz, to whom it is dedicated and after whom it is named. Among the largest mosques built by the Ottoman Empire in Dobruja, it is made of cut stone 85 cm thick. It has 32 windows, of which 18 are on the upper part, ensuring natural lighting for the interior terrace that surrounds the building on three sides. From the period when the mosque was founded, a Turkish school functioned adjacent to the mosque;[1] dating to 1865, it is now closed.[2] The current minaret dates to 1897. By that time, Dobruja was part of the Romanian Old Kingdom, and the minaret was rebuilt using funds supplied by the Religious Affairs and Public Instruction Ministry.[1]

The mosque and the former school are listed as historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2]

References
  1. (in Romanian) "Geamia / Moscheea Azizyie, Tulcea" at the Tulcea County Council site
  2. (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Tulcea

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