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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.

Site Information

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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