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city, which extended at the
foot of the rock, on the east
side. This vegetation-rich
area under the rock was
named Loggos and is the
only part of ancient and me-
dieval Edessa that survives.
The Geni Mosque
of Edessa
The Yeni Mosque was
built in the late 19th century
by Hassan Fehmi Pasha
and is considered one of the
most beautiful mosques. It
is influenced by Byzantine
architecture and specifically
according to the model of
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
The mosques operated until
1923, when that year the
Muslim population of the c-
ity, about 6,000 people, was
forced to move to Turkey, worth visiting, because it
due to the Treaty of Lau- has a lot to see in the sur-
sanne, which imposed pop- rounding areas.
ulation exchange.
Edessa is a beautiful city The students of the 4th
grade of the 4th
Primary School
of Edessa:
Goularas Pan-
telis, Gogos Niko-
laos, Klindsari
Maria, Mau-
ropoulou Zoi, Min-
gas Aggelos, M-
barambanis Agge-
los-Konstantinos,
Mbirintzis Niko-
laos, Mblaga Aliki-
noi, Mboutasi S- Triptsi Maria, Xatziantoni-
tauroula, Papanto- adou Despoina, Mbitzou E-
niou Stauros, Pa- vagelia.
pas Marios,
Rodoviti Dimitra, Teacher in charge:
Tziola Victoria,
Piperas Konstantinos