Hacıveyiszade Mosque
mosque in Konya, central Turkey
Key facts
- Built
- 1571
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Overview
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Hacıveyiszade Mosque stands in central Konya, on Sultanşah Caddesi in the Ferhuniye neighbourhood. It was built in memory of Hacıveyiszade Mustafa Kurucu Hoca Efendi, a renowned religious scholar of Konya. The building resembles the classical Ottoman architectural style. Its two minarets, each with three balconies, rise to 78 metres and are described as the tallest in the region. Beneath the mosque are shops, lounges and a space for the mufti, so the building is regarded as a külliye, or complex. The mosque can hold 4,500 worshippers, and the complex as a whole 10,000.
History
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The construction of the mosque was undertaken by the Turkish Religious Foundation (Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı). After the building was completed, it was opened for worship.
From Wikipedia
Hacıveyiszade Mosque (Turkish: Hacıveyiszade Camii) is a mosque situated in the center of the city of Konya in the Anatolia region of Turkey. It was built in memory of Hacıveyiszade Mustafa Kurucu Hoca Efendi, one of the renowned religious scholars of Konya of the recent times.
The construction of the mosque was started by the Turkish Religious Foundation (Turkish: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı) in 1986. It resembles the classical Ottoman architectural style. The mosque has 2 minarets with three balconies each. They are the tallest minarets in the region with a height of 78 meters. There are shops, lounges and a place for the mufti under the mosque; and due to that, it is a complex, or in original saying - a Külliye. The mosque has a capacity of 4,500 people while the complex has a capacity of 10,000.
The Hacıveyiszade Mosque and Complex was completed in 1996 and opened to worship.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hac%C4%B1veyiszade_Mosque
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