Hazreti Süleyman Mosque

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque (Turkish: Hazreti Süleyman Camii, Kurdish: Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman‎) is a mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque
Hazreti Süleyman Camii Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Diyarbakır, Turkey
Architecture
Architect(s)	Hibetullah Gürgani
Type	Mosque
Groundbreaking	1155
Completed	1169 (1169)

The mostly ashlar structure was built between 1155 and 1169 by Nisanoğlu Ebul Kasim. The mosque is divided into three sections and has a square-based minaret, which has an inscription dated to 555 AH (1160 CE) according to the Islamic calendar. It contains the tombs of Süleyman, son of Halit B Valit of the Bekir clan and his followers. The mosque was brought to its current state in 1631 by Silahdar Murtaza Pasha.[1][2]

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  Diyarbakır Hazreti Süleyman Mosque Courtyard
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  Diyarbakır Hazreti Süleyman Mosque Interior
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  Diyarbakır Hazreti Süleyman Mosque Graves

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-07-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)