Hazreti Süleyman Mosque
Coordinates: 37°54′54″N 40°14′24″E / 37.9148967°N 40.2398629°E
| Hazreti Süleyman Mosque | |
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Hazreti Süleyman Camii Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Hibetullah Gürgani |
| Type | Mosque |
| Groundbreaking | 1155 |
| Completed | 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 .[1][2]
Diyarbakır Hazreti Süleyman Mosque Courtyard
Diyarbakır Hazreti Süleyman Mosque Interior
Diyarbakır Hazreti Süleyman Mosque Graves
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Categories:
- Mosques in Diyarbakır
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1169
- 12th-century mosques
- Turkish mosque stubs