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Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren

Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren

Prizren, RS

Sinan Pasha Mosque is a 17th-century Ottoman mosque in Prizren. The mosque was built in the early 1600s. Stones from the Holy Archangels Monastery, which was probably abandoned by then, were used for the construction of the mosque. The mosque continues to be an active place of worship.

Small Mosque

Small Mosque

Edirne, TR

The small mosque, dating from 1435-36, is the only surviving building of a complex that included a soup kitchen (imaret) and a primary school (mekteb). The building was heavily repaired after earthquake damage and the present structure dates from 1957.

Somuncu Baba Tomb

Somuncu Baba Tomb

Aksaray Merkez/Aksaray, Turkey, TR

Located in the city of Aksaray, this museum and mosque was opened to the public in 2010. It describes the life of Somuncu Baba using miniatures and oral explanations. Hamiduddin Aksarayi (1331-1412), better known by the nickname of Somuncu Baba was an ascetic practitioner and teacher of Islam in Bursa, who exerted a great influence in the region to the point of being considered a Muslim saint. He taught at the Ulu Camii (Great Mosque) in Bursa, following the instructions of the Sultan Bayezid I himself. Among his pupils were Molla Fenari and Hacı Bayram-i Veli. His tomb and mosque are located next to the museum.

Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Ftericha

Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Ftericha

Ftericha , CY

The church with the ekklesionym Ss. Peter and Paul, built in 1925, is located on the western edge of the old village centre. According to local sources the church has been converted into a mosque.

Stara drvena Mosque, Bužim

Stara drvena Mosque, Bužim

Bužim, BA

The old wooden mosque in Buzim (Stara drvena džamija u Bužimu) is one of the oldest and largest wooden mosques in Europe.

Stockholm Central Mosque

Stockholm Central Mosque

Stockholm, SE

In 1995, the city council o Stockholm decided to convert an old power station into a mosque, and the mosque was completed in 2000. This particular building was chosen because of its art-nouveau architecture which included several "moorish" elements and already faced towards Mecca. The mosque was financed by several individuals and goups, most notably Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former leader of the UAE.

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque

?stanbul, TR

The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the inauguration date as 1557. The mosque was built by the Ottoman sultan Suleyman and the mosque was named after him. The mosque is located at the highest end of the city of Istanbul.

Suleymaniye Mosque London

Suleymaniye Mosque London

London, GB

Suleymaniye Mosque London is an Islamic place of worship funded by the UK Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre (UKTICC) in East London.

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque

Rodos, GR

The Suleymaniye Mosque was built immediately after the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes in 1522, making it the first mosque in the city of Rhodes. The present building, however, is a reconstruction from 1808. It was named in honour of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to commemorate the conquest of Rhodes.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Zenica, BA

Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Çarşı Mosque, is the oldest mosque in Zenica and has been declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was built in the early Ottoman period, although no documents about its founder or the year it was erected have been preserved.

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