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Nuruosmaniye Mosque
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Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye is an Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned from the order of Sultan Mahmut I in 1748 AD and completed by his brother and successor Sultan Osman III in 1755 AD.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Istanbul Province
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 18th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Nuruosmaniye Complex
Date of Submission: 2016
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