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Fethiye Mosque
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Fethiye Mosque
Fethiye Mosque is a historical mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Pammakaristos Church) which is a Greek Orthodox Byzantine church built between the 11th and the 12 centuries AD. The church was converted into a mosque in 1591 by the Ottoman Sultan Murad III, and renamed in honor of his conquest of Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Istanbul Province
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 11th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Christian
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Christian & Islamic Monuments
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Elevation: 50 m
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