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  • İskender Pasha Mosque (Kanlıca)

  • İskender Pasha Mosque (Kanlıca)

    İskender Pasha Mosque is a historical mosque located in the Kanlıca neighborhood of the Beykoz district in the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Kazasker Gazi İskender Pasha (The Military Judge) and designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan. The mosque was completed in 1560 AD.
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    İskender Pasha Mosque (Kanlıca)
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    İskender Pasha Mosque (Kanlıca)
    by Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    İskender Pasha Mosque (Kanlıca)
    by Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    İskender Pasha Mosque (Kanlıca)

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

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    Turkey

    Istanbul

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    16th Century AD

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