Tbilisi Juma Mosque * — Attraction in Tbilisi

Tbilisi Mosque (Juma Mosque) is located in Old Tbilisi, below Narikala Fortress. It is currently the only Muslim shrine in the city. The first Sunni mosque was built here in 1723-1735 by the Ottomans. It was destroyed by the Persians in the 1740s. In 1846-1851, the building was rebuilt by architect Giovanni Scudieri, but by the end of the 19th century, in 1895, Baku-based millionaire and philanthropist Hajizinelabdin Tagiyev had completely renovated the mosque, significantly altering its eastern part. The brick building stands on a steep slope. The windows of the longitudinal walls are decorated with arches. In its architecture the neo-Gothic and Islamic elements are harmoniously combined. At the gate there is an octagonal minaret, which attracts attention from afar. The beautiful mosaic facade of the building attracts a lot of attention and attracts a lot of visitors. Tbilisi Mosque is Sunni, but today...

Bad experience. The man at the entrance shouted at me and didn’t let me in because I was wearing shorts. I understand that I was probably breaking a rule and thus he couldn’t let me in. That’s fine. But he was quite impolite, shouting “shorties”, “shorties” and dismissing me with his hands. Things can be explained in a nicer manner. Not everyone knows the rules, and if they want people to get to know their culture and religion, that’s not a good starting point. I asked him if there were any pieces of cloth available to cover oneself but he didn’t understand what I meant. In the Orthodox churches that populate Tbilisi they offer pieces of cloth to the visitors, so both men and women can cover themselves if needed, together with an informative sign. But here in the mosque no explanative signs or clothes were provided, only...

Beautiful mosque and the only one in the city.

The first mosque built in this site was by the Ottomans in 1723-1735, then it was destroyed by the Persians in the 1740s. In 1846-1851, the building was rebuilt by architect Giovanni Scudieri.

By the end of the 19th century, in 1895, Baku-based millionaire and philanthropist Haji Zinelabdin Tagiyev had completely renovated the mosque, significantly altering its eastern part.

The mosque’s architecture combines both Islamic and neo-Gothic elements beautifully in red-brick structure with a beautiful minaret seen from afar. There’s a beautiful Persian-style mosaic facade next to the...