Ierapetra mosque, Ottoman mosque in Ierapetra, Greece

The Ierapetra mosque is a place of worship with a square floor plan, wooden hipped roof covered in tiles, and a minaret at its northwestern corner. The building sits in the town near other landmarks from different periods of history.

An inscription inside the mosque dates its construction to about 1891–1892, during the Ottoman era, and it was named Hamidiye after Sultan Abdülhamid II. The same inscription suggests it may have been built on the site of an earlier mosque or of a church dedicated to Saint John, but this is not certain. The mosque was abandoned in the 1910s.

The mosque carries the name Hamidiye, from Sultan Abdülhamid II, and is no longer open for worship. Inside, the mihrab on the southeast wall is framed by a carved painted panel with a pedimented finial; its tympanum holds an inverted medallion with an Arabic inscription. The Ottoman fountain southwest of the building, an octagonal domed structure of worked stones, kept its outflow holes and troughs.

The building sits in the town within walking distance of Fort Kalés and Roman ruins, making it easy to visit alongside other sites. You can explore the location during the day as part of a walk through town.

The minaret was damaged during a strong earthquake in 1953 and lost its upper section, yet the lower two balconies remain standing today. The tower visibly bears the mark of this seismic event that affected the region.