Mosque sights in Europe
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Narıncı Camii
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Saatlı Camii
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Süleymaniye Camii
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Ulu Camii
Diyarbakır's most impressive mosque is the Ulu Camii, built in 1091 by Malik Şah, an early Seljuk sultan. Incorporating elements from an earlier Byzantine church on the site, it was extensively restored in 1155 after a fire. It's rectangular in plan – Arab style, rather than Ottoman. The entrance portal, adorned with two medallions figuring a lion and a bull, leads to a huge courtyard. This is the most elegant section of the building, with two-storey arcades, two cone-shaped şadırvans (ritual ablutions fountains), elaborate pillars, and friezes featuring fruits and vegetables. At the time of writing, the Ulu Cami was undergoing additional restoration to resurrect…
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Alaüddevle Camii
This mosque found near the Coppersmith's Market, is worth admiring.
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Ulu Cami
Near the Church of the Apostles you'll see the ruins of the Ulu Cami.
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İzzet Paşa Camii
One of the largest mosques constructed during the Ottoman Empire, built by the grand vizier in 1796 and restored in 1903. Its design was influenced by European architecture.
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Caferiye Camii
A short hop from the Ulu Cami, you'll notice the small Ottoman Caferiye Camii, constructed in 1645.
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Kale Camii
The Kale Camii is a squat Ottoman work constructed by Sultan Murat III's grand vizier Mahmut Paşa.
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Hüseyin Paşa Camii
At Kara Meydanı, the square midway between the belediye (town hall) and Dergah is the Hüseyin Paşa Camii, a late-Ottoman construction built in 1849.
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Ulu Camii
Urfa's Syrian-style Ulu Cami dates from the period 1170-75. Its 13 eyvans (vaulted halls) open onto a spacious forecourt with a tall tower topped by a clock with Ottoman numerals.
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Yeni Fırfırlı Camii
North of Selahattin Eyubi Camii and you'll notice the Yeni Fırfırlı Camii, a finely restored building, once the Armenian Church of the Twelve Apostles.
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Sultan Beyazıt II Camii
The graceful Sultan Beyazıt II Camii (1486) is Amasya's largest külliye (mosque complex), with a medrese, fountain, imaret (soup kitchen) and library. The mosque's main door, mihrab (niche in a minaret indicating the direction of Mecca) and pulpit are made of white marble and its windows feature kündekari (interlocking wooden carvings).
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Gülbahar Hatun Camii
Selim the Grim, the great Ottoman conqueror of Syria and Egypt, built Gülbahar Hatun Camii (Mosque of the Ottomans, 1514) in honour of his mother, Gülbahar Hatun. Next to it are a tea garden and reconstructed wooden serander (granary). It's a pleasant walk west from the centre over Tabakhane Bridge, with allotments below. Soon after crossing the next bridge, turn left and head towards the Atatürk statue.
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Şemsi Tebrizi Camii
Contains the elegant 14th-century tomb of Rumi's spiritual mentor, in a park just northwest of Hükümet Meydanı.
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Kurtuluş Camii
Built on a small hill off the main thoroughfare, this is the most impressive of Gaziantep's many mosques. Initially constructed as a cathedral in 1892, it features alternating black-and-white stone banding.
Another mosque worth admiring is the Alaüddevle Camii, near the Coppersmiths' Market. Many other nearby mosques have also been recently restored; details can be found on the Gaziantep History & Culture Road map available from the tourist office.
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Mezquita Mayor de Granada
Off Cuesta de las Cabras, the Albayzín’s first new mosque in 500 years, opened in 2003, has been built to serve modern Granada’s growing Muslim population. The public can enter the gardens, but the mosque itself is open only to Muslims.
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Aziziye Camii
Originally built in the 1670s and destroyed in a fire, this was rebuilt in 1875 in late- Ottoman, baroque and rococo styles. Located in the bazaar, it has twin minarets with sheltered balconies, and a sign pointing out its interesting features.
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Şeyh Mutahhar Camii
The Şeyh Mutahhar Camii is famous for its minaret, but its engineering is even more interesting - the tower stands on four slender pillars about 2m high, earning it the name Dört Ayaklı Minare (Four-Legged Minaret).
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Behram Paşa Camii
The Behram Paşa Camii, in a residential area deep in the maze of narrow streets, is Diyarbakır's largest mosque. More Persian in style, the Safa Camii has a highly decorated minaret with blue tiles incorporated in its design.
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Safa Camii
Persian in style, the Safa Camii has a highly decorated minaret with blue tiles incorporated in its design.
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Yıldırım Beyazıt Camii
Across the valley from Emir Sultan Camii rises the twin-domed Yıldırım Beyazıt Camii, built by Mehmed I Çelebi's father, Bayezit from 1391-95 (it's also referred to as the Bayezit Camii). Its adjoining medrese is now a medical centre. The mosque houses tombs of Sultan Beyazıt I and his other son, İsa.
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