Old Mosque, Tarsus
Also known as: Eski Camii
mosque converted from a church
Key facts
- Built
- 1102
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Overview
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The Old Mosque (Eski Camii) stands on Adana Boulevard in the Reşadiye neighbourhood of Tarsus, a district of Mersin Province in southern Turkey. The building was originally a Gothic church of the 12th century and was later converted into a mosque. It is also known as the Church Mosque and the Baytimur Mosque, and a Wikidata description presents it as the oldest mosque in the city.
History
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The database gives 1102 as the year the building was constructed, which is consistent with its description as a 12th-century Gothic church. At a later stage the church was converted into a mosque, a past that is reflected in the name Church Mosque.
From Wikipedia
The Church Mosque (Turkish: Cami-i Kilise) or Old Mosque (Turkish: Eski camii) is a mosque converted from a historic church that was built in 1102. It is located in Tarsus ilçe of Mersin Province, southern Turkey.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Tarsus Old Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1192920825
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Moschee_(Tarsus)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsus_Old_Mosque
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsus_Eski_Cami
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF