A village mosque. Jame in Georgian means the congregational mosque, the one where the community gathers for Friday prayer. In the Adjaran highlands such mosques stand in almost every village.
Uchkhiti lies in the Adjaristsqali valley east of Batumi, reached by a turning off the mountain road. The province spent centuries within the Ottoman Empire, and the Muslim community here is not a diaspora but the native population with its own building tradition, including the celebrated wooden mosques with carved ceilings. What this mosque is built of, and when, is not recorded.
A toilet is provided at the mosque, which is useful at a rural stop. Shoes come off at the entrance, clothing should be covering, and women need a headscarf. During prayer it is better to wait outside and not to walk in front of those praying.
🕌 Visiting rules
- A village jame, a congregational mosque
- The Adjaristsqali valley east of Batumi, off the mountain road
- The Muslim community of Adjara is native rather than resettled
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark - the village of Uchkhiti in the Adjaristsqali valley, east of Batumi
- The Build Route button will show the exact way
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