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Afyon Grand Mosque

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Afyon Grand Mosque

Afyon Grand Mosque is a historical mosque in located in the city of Afyonkarahisar in Turkey. It was built in the Seljuk period in 1272 AD, and considered one the examples of the Anatolian wooden mosque architecture in that period. The mosque was restored later in 1341 AD. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023 as part of Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia.

Site Information

Country: Turkey

District: Afyonkarahisar Province

Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings

Site History: 13th Century AD

Oldest Culture: Islamic

Later Cultures: Islamic

Site Features: Islamic Monuments

World Heritage Site

Part of: Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia

Date of Inscription: 2023

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Elevation: 1053 m

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