Hazreti Süleyman Mosque

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque
Basic information
Location Diyarbakır, Turkey
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architect(s) Hibetullah Gürgani
Architectural type Mosque
Date established 1155-1169

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

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 inscription dated to 555 according to the Islamic calendar (i.e. 1160 CE). 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]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.diyarbakirmuftulugu.gov.tr/icerik_kategori.asp?AAKat=13&AltKat=144
  2. ↑ http://www.diyarbakirturizm.com/diyarbakir/galeri/35-1-hz-suleyman-camii.html


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