Hazreti Süleyman Mosque

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
Interactive map of Hazreti Süleyman Mosque
Architecture
ArchitectHibetullah Gürgani
TypeMosque
Groundbreaking1155
Completed1169 (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

  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.