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Afyon Grand Mosque
Afyon Grand Mosque
by Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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.
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
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Wooden Roofed and Wooden Columned Mosques in Anatolia
Date of Submission: 2018
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