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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.
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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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