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Hazreti Süleyman Mosque

Coordinates: 37°54′54″N 40°14′24″E / 37.9148967°N 40.2398629°E / 37.9148967; 40.2398629
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37°54′54″N 40°14′24″E / 37.9148967°N 40.2398629°E / 37.9148967; 40.2398629

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque
Hazreti Süleyman Camii
Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationDiyarbakır, Turkey
Architecture
Architect(s)Hibetullah Gürgani
TypeMosque
Groundbreaking1155
Completed1169; 855 years ago (1169)

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque (Turkish: Hazreti Süleyman Camii, Kurdish: Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman) is a mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

The mostly ashlar structure was built between 1155 and 1169 by Nisanoğlu Ebul Kasim. The mosque is divided into three sections and has a square-based minaret, which has an inscription dated to 555 AH (1160 CE) according to the Islamic calendar. It contains the tombs of Süleyman, son of Khalid ibn al-Walid of the Bekir clan and his followers. The mosque was brought to its current state in 1631 by Silahdar Murtaza Pasha.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "T.C. Diyarbakır Müftülüğü". Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  2. ^ "Hz. Süleyman Camii - Diyarbakır Turizm ve Tanıtma Derneği - Diyarbakır". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-04.