Landmarks
Batumi Mosque (Orta Jame)
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Batumi's only active mosque, a 19th-century Ottoman-style building with a golden dome.
Known locally as Orta Jame, the 'middle mosque', this is the only active mosque in Batumi and the city's main Muslim centre. It was commissioned in 1866 by the family of the Adjarian nobleman Aslan Beg Khimshiashvili. A minaret was added in 1946. In Soviet times it was closed and used as a military warehouse, and it reopened for worship in 1995.
The building follows late Ottoman provincial style. It has a white minaret, a gilded dome, two tiers of windows and a wooden roof on four columns. The ceiling, dome and railings are painted in bright colours.
Good to know
- It is a working mosque with five daily prayers. On Fridays, worshippers often pray in the surrounding streets because space is limited.
Sources
Facts checkedFacts checked by Kartvelio on 20 October 2026.
The guide text is written with AI from the sources below; Kartvelio checks the facts.
- Batumi Mosque - Visit Ajara, consulted on 20 October 2026
- Batumi Mosque (Orta Jame) - Wikipedia, consulted on 20 October 2026
