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Hagia Sophia (Trabzon)

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Hagia Sophia (Trabzon)

Hagia Sophia is an old Greek Orthodox church which located in Trabzon, Turkey. It was built during the reign of Manuel I the emperor of Trebizond between 1238 and 1263 AD. The church was converted into a mosque during the Ottoman era, then into a museum in 1964. In 2013, it was converted again into a mosque.

Site Information

Country: Turkey

District: Trabzon Province

Category: Churches and Monasteries

Site History: 13th Century AD

Oldest Culture: Empire of Trebizond

Later Cultures: Empire of Trebizond

Site Features: Trapezuntine Monuments

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Elevation: 27 m

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