Hazreti Süleyman Mosque

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque
Hazreti Süleyman Camii
Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman
Basic information
Location Diyarbakır, Turkey
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architect(s) Hibetullah Gürgani
Architectural type Mosque
Groundbreaking 1155
Completed 1169 (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 inscription dated to 555 AH (1160 CE) according to the Islamic calendar. It contains the tombs of Süleyman, son of Halit B Valit of the Bekir clan and his followers. The mosque was brought to its current state in 1631 by Silahdar Murtaza Pasha.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.diyarbakirmuftulugu.gov.tr/icerik_kategori.asp?AAKat=13&AltKat=144
  2. ↑ http://www.diyarbakirturizm.com/diyarbakir/galeri/35-1-hz-suleyman-camii.html


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