of Pionerske (Dzholman)

In the village of Pionerske (Dzholman) of the Simferopol district of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, it is planned to “restore” the ruins of the Eski Saray Jami mosque, which is a monument of Crimean Tatar architecture, built between the 14th and 17th centuries, and is currently in a dilapidated state. It is reported that the Eski Saray mosque was built of sandstone and limestone, probably back in the days when Crimea was an ulus of the Golden Horde. Already at the beginning of the 19th century, it was in disrepair, and by the end of the century, local residents were slowly dismantling it for economic needs. In the 1920s, there was still a bathhouse on the mosque building, which has not survived to this day: it probably collapsed in the 1980s and 1990s. During the Soviet era, several attempts were made to restore the mosque. In particular, in 1969, conservation work was carried out: cracks were injected, the masonry in the lower row of windows was partially restored, the walls were reinforced with a reinforced concrete belt. There were also attempts at restoration in the 1990s. The issue of restoring Eski Saray Jami was raised 10 years ago, after the Russian occupation of Crimea: at that time the ancient building did not belong to anyone, and the collaborative "spiritual administration of Muslims of Crimea" stated that they had long wanted to take it under their administration: for this purpose, an agreement was reached with the "Dobrivka Village Council" to first recognize the mosque as ownerless, and then transfer it to the balance of the "village council", in order to subsequently transfer the object to the "spiritual administration of Muslims". It is currently reported that the mosque building is already on the balance sheet of the Crimean "muftiate": the issue of obtaining a land plot under the structure for use for 10 years is currently being resolved.In the village of Pionerske (Dzholman) of the Simferopol district of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, it is planned to “restore” the ruins of the Eski Saray Jami mosque, which is a monument of Crimean Tatar architecture, built between the 14th and 17th centuries, and is currently in a dilapidated state. It is reported that the Eski Saray mosque was built of sandstone and limestone, probably back in the days when Crimea was an ulus of the Golden Horde. Already at the beginning of the 19th century, it was in disrepair, and by the end of the century, local residents were slowly dismantling it for economic needs. In the 1920s, there was still a bathhouse on the mosque building, which has not survived to this day: it probably collapsed in the 1980s and 1990s. During the Soviet era, several attempts were made to restore the mosque. In particular, in 1969, conservation work was carried out: cracks were injected, the masonry in the lower row of windows was partially restored, the walls were reinforced with a reinforced concrete belt. There were also attempts at restoration in the 1990s. The issue of restoring Eski Saray Jami was raised 10 years ago, after the Russian occupation of Crimea: at that time the ancient building did not belong to anyone, and the collaborative "spiritual administration of Muslims of Crimea" stated that they had long wanted to take it under their administration: for this purpose, an agreement was reached with the "Dobrivka Village Council" to first recognize the mosque as ownerless, and then transfer it to the balance of the "village council", in order to subsequently transfer the object to the "spiritual administration of Muslims". It is currently reported that the mosque building is already on the balance sheet of the Crimean "muftiate": the issue of obtaining a land plot under the structure for use for 10 years is currently being resolved.

In the village of Pionerske (Dzholman) of the Simferopol district of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, it is planned to “restore” the ruins of the Eski Saray Jami mosque, which is a monument of Crimean Tatar architecture, built between the 14th and 17th centuries, and is currently in a dilapidated state.

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It is reported that the Eski Saray mosque was built of sandstone and limestone, probably back in the days when Crimea was an ulus of the Golden Horde. Already at the beginning of the 19th century, it was in disrepair, and by the end of the century, local residents were slowly dismantling it for economic needs. In the 1920s, there was still a bathhouse on the mosque building, which has not survived to this day: it probably collapsed in the 1980s and 1990s.

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During the Soviet era, several attempts were made to restore the mosque. In particular, in 1969, conservation work was carried out: cracks were injected, the masonry in the lower row of windows was partially restored, the walls were reinforced with a reinforced concrete belt. There were also attempts at restoration in the 1990s.

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The issue of restoring Eski Saray Jami was raised 10 years ago, after the Russian occupation of Crimea: at that time the ancient building did not belong to anyone, and the collaborative "spiritual administration of Muslims of Crimea" stated that they had long wanted to take it under their administration: for this purpose, an agreement was reached with the "Dobrivka Village Council" to first recognize the mosque as ownerless, and then transfer it to the balance of the "village council", in order to subsequently transfer the object to the "spiritual administration of Muslims".

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It is currently reported that the mosque building is already on the balance sheet of the Crimean "muftiate": the issue of obtaining a land plot under the structure for use for 10 years is currently being resolved.