ახოს ჯამე | |
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| 41°38′54″N 42°03′36″E / 41.648222°N 42.059972°E | |
| Location | Akho, Keda Municipality, Adjara, Georgia |
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| Type | Mosque |
The Akho Mosque (Georgian: ახოს ჯამე, romanized: akhos jame) is a congregational mosque in Adjara, an autonomous entity in southwest Georgia. It is the oldest extant mosque in Adjara, dated to 1818. The building is known for its decorative wooden carvings on the door and minbar, a fusion of Ottoman motifs and elements of vernacular Georgian architecture.[1] The mosque is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.[2]
- ^ Harris-Brandts, Suzanne; Wheeler, Angela; Shioshvili, Vladimer (2018). The wooden mosques of Adjara: Islamic architectural heritage in Georgia (PDF). p. 44.
- ^ "List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 3 July 2019.