Akşehir Grand Mosque

Akşehir Grand Mosque
Akşehir Ulucami
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Basic information
Location Dudukadın Street, Akşehir
Geographic coordinates 38°21′22″N 31°24′42″E / 38.35611°N 31.41167°E / 38.35611; 31.41167
Rite Sunni Islam
District Akşehir
Province Konya Province
Region Central Anatolia
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Groundbreaking 1213
Specifications
Length 30 m (98 ft)
Width 40 m (130 ft)
Minaret(s) 1


Akşehir Grand Mosque (Turkish: Akşehir Ulucami) is a historical mosque in Akşehir, Turkey.

Location

The mosque is in Akşehir ilçe (district) of Konya Province at 38°21′22″N 31°24′42″E / 38.35611°N 31.41167°E / 38.35611; 31.41167 on Dudukadın Street.[1] It faces Akşehir Museum.

History

The exact date of construction is not known . But according to the inscription on the minaret base, it must be in 1213 or earlier. [2] The commissioner of the minaret was Ebu Said İbrahim. This date coincides with the reign of Kaykaus I (r. 1211–1220) in the Sultanate of Rum. During the reign of Kayqubad I (r. 1220–1237) of Seljuıks the mosque was enlarged. The ceramic-tiled mihrab was added later, probably in the 15th century. But the both the water fountain on the north wall and the shadirvan in the yard were added in the 19th century during the Ottoman Empire. According to the inscription of the fountain it was commissioned by Yaralı Yusuf of Cihanbeyli in 1811.[3]

The building

The rectangular ground area of the mosque including the yard and excluding the minaret is about 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft). The ground area of the minaret located at the north east is 4.8 m2 (52 sq ft). Cut stone and rubble stone was used in the construction of the mosque.[3]

References

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