Juma Jami Mosque (Khan Jami)

Juma-Jami (Crimean-Tat. Cuma Cami), aka Khan-Jami (Crimean-Tat. Han Cami) is a cathedral Friday mosque in Evpatoria, the main mosque of the city. The mosque is located in the area of Karaev Park; towering above the adjacent buildings, it is clearly visible from the sea and from the shore. Object of cultural heritage of federal importance. The Juma-Jami Mosque was founded in Gezlev in 1552 under Khan Devlet I Geray.

Since the completion of construction, the mosque has undergone numerous alterations and restorations. A few years ago, the mosque was completely restored according to all the rules of science with the restoration of lost details and the liberation of the building from architectural layers. Two minarets were completely rebuilt in 1985, one of which collapsed before 1665 and the other in 1836. During the Soviet era, the mosque was closed as a religious institution and used as an architectural monument and museum, and in the 1990s it was returned to believers.

In August 2014, the imam of the mosque, who previously worked in the structure of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea (DUMK), announced his withdrawal from the subordination of the DUMK and transition to the “Tavriche Muftiate”, in the structure of which the Habashites worked mainly. After the re-election of members of the Khan-Jami community, the property of the mosque came under the control of the Tauride Muftiate. In July 2015, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea confirmed the ownership of the mosque and ordered representatives of the Tauride Muftiate to vacate the mosque.[3] In 2016, the Bank of Russia issued a silver coin in denomination of 3 rubles in the series “Monuments of architecture of Russia”, dedicated to the mosque.