Village:
Isaccea
Ottoman name of village:
İshakçı / Isakça
Latitude:
45.2747667
Longitude:
028.4579444
Date:
18th century
Description:
Mosque probably built in the 18th century. Rebuild in 1880, after the Crimeean War by Mahmud Efendi when the builder transformed the mosque in the existing building. Rectangular shape, with a wooden veranda in front. Built with strouts materials. On the lateral facades are two rows of windows. Over the entry is a marble plaque with a text written with Arabic letters, divided in oval cassetes. In interior, on three sides is a gallery on wooden pillars.
The minaret is built with stones and briks. In a bad shape, need restauration.
Minaret decorated with cypress.
Literature:
Bruno Andreșoiu: Geamii: Minarete pe cerul Dobrogei - Minarets in a Dobrogea sky, 2012, p. 124 -135
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