THE "IMARET" PAPER POSTCARD B&W

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"Imaret" is a historical monumentum on the hill of "Panagia" right in the middle of the historical district. Mohamed Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt was born in Kavala. In 1813 he donated to his hometown the construction of an impressive complex of public buildings including Imaret. The Ottomans developed such institutions to support educational, social and religious needs of the Muslim population. Kavala's Imaret served free food –hot soup- until 1923. Right after Muslim's departure, it started to host refugees from Minor Asia.