Birgi Grand Mosque
Also known as: Birgi Grand Mosque
mosque in Ödemiş, İzmir, western Turkey
Key facts
- Built
- 1312
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Overview
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The Birgi Grand Mosque, known in Turkish as Aydınoğlu Mehmet Bey Camii, is a historic mosque in Birgi, in the Ödemiş district of İzmir Province, western Turkey. It takes its Turkish name from Mehmed, the first ruler of the Aydınid beylik, which held power in western Anatolia in the 14th century. The mosque is catalogued with an address on Şehit Güral Maden Caddesi in Ödemiş.
History
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According to our records, the mosque was built in 1312. It was commissioned by Mehmed, the first ruler of the Aydınid principality, an Anatolian beylik of the 14th century in the west of the peninsula. Birgi, today a small settlement, served as the capital of that beylik.
From Wikipedia
Birgi Grand Mosque (Turkish: Aydınoğlu Mehmet Bey Camii), also called "Aydınoğlu Mehmet Bey Mosque", is a historical mosque in Turkey.
The mosque is in the Birgi town in Ödemiş ilçe (district) of İzmir Province.
Aydınids was an Anatolian beylik ( principality ) in the 14th century in West Anatolia. Birgi, now a village was the capital of the beylik. The mosque was commissioned by Mehmet, the first ruler of the beylik.
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Sources
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Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_of_Birgi
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Birgi
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayd%C4%B1no%C4%9Flu_Mehmet_Bey_Camii