Big Khan Mosque built

1532 CE.

Shown on the map at 44.749°, 33.882°.

The Big Khan Mosque (Crimean Tatar: Büyük Han Cami; Ukrainian: Велика ханська мечеть; Russian: Большая ханская мечеть; Turkish: Büyük Han Camii) is located in Bakhchysarai, Crimea, and is part of the Bakhchysarai Palace. It is one of the largest mosques in Crimea and one of the first buildings of the Khan's Palace. The mosque was built in 1532 by Sahib I Giray and bore his name in the 17th century.

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