Ahmediyye Mosque, Ajaltsije, Georgia 

Mosque Ahmediya – Middle of the XVIII century on the territory of the Akhaltsikhe fortress in the town of Akhaltsikhe , Georgia.The minaret , adjacent directly to the main building of the mosque, has the same height as the dome of the mosque.

This religious building is also called the Haji Ahmet Pasha mosque in honor of its founder, a representative of the Jakeli clan , who ruled Meskhetia and the Akhaltsikha pashalik of the Ottoman Empire for many centuries. After the Ottomans conquered the region, the princes of the Jakeli family accepted Islam.

The mosque is built of ashlar; thick pillars, surrounding and supporting the vast building, were fastened with wide copper hoops, and on a very high dome, covered from the outside with lead sheets, the golden crescents were erected as symbols of the Muslim religion. Inside the building was decorated with many chandeliers and chandeliers, which could be considered a model of oriental taste; but its walls, except for a few sayings from the Koran, had no extraneous ornaments. In front was a genus of small altar overlaid with green jasper; on the left – a sublime place supported by columns.

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