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Istanbul, as the capital of the Ottoman Empire since 1453 and the largest city in the Middle East, contains a great number of mosques. In 2007, there were 2,944 active mosques in Istanbul. In 2007, there were 2,944 active mosques in Istanbul.
This is a list of mosques in Turkey. As of March 2013, there were 82,693 mosques in Turkey. The province with the highest number of mosques (3,113) was Istanbul and the lowest number (117) was Tunceli Province. [1] This reflected an increase of mosques by 7,324 in the 10-year period since 2003. [1]
Pages in category "Mosques in Istanbul" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
City Country Year of first building Denomination Masjid al-Haram: 4,000,000 [1] ... Çamlıca Mosque: 63,000 [18] Istanbul Turkey: 2019 Sunni: Al Jabbar Grand Mosque:
The list below contains some of the most important mosques in modern-day Turkey that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman imperial family.Some of these major mosques are also known as a selatin mosque, imperial mosque, [1] or sultanic mosque, meaning a mosque commissioned in the name of the sultan and, in theory, commemorating a military triumph.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul.. The urban landscape of Istanbul is shaped by many communities. The most populous major religion is Islam.The first mosque in Istanbul was built in Kadıköy (ancient Chalcedon) on the Asian side of the city, which was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1353, a full century before the conquest of Constantinople across the Bosphorus, on the European side.
List of Byzantine monuments in Istanbul (historic Constantinople).This list is not complete. (By alphabetical order) A Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque; B Basilica Cistern; Boukoleon Palace