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Green Mosque in Bursa
Green Mosque in Bursa
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Green Mosque in Bursa
Green Mosque in Bursa or Mosque of Mehmed I is a historical mosque located in Bursa, Turkey. It is a part of an Islamic complex (külliye) ordered by Sultan Mehmed I Çelebi in 1412 AD and completed by his son, Murad II, in 1424. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 as part of Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire.
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Country: Turkey
District: Bursa Province
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 15th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Date of Inscription: 2014
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