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Diyarbakir, Turkey
Ulu Cami
1091-1092
Architects Hibat Allah al Gurgani, Selame oglu Mehmet
The Great Mosque of Diyarbakir is the oldest and one of the most significant mosques in Anatolia. Following the Muslim capture of Diyarbakir in 639, a church in the city was used in part as a mosque. The church was eventually fully converted to a mosque, but the building fell into disuse and ruin. In 1091 Sultan Malik Shah directed the local Seljuk governor Maidud Davla to rebuild a mosque on the site. Completed in 1092, the mosque is similar to and heavily influenced by the Umayyad Great Mosque in Damascus (which was repaired by Malik Shah in the twelfth century prior to work in Diyarbakir). The influence of the Damascus mosque brought Syrian architecture and decoration to Anatolia.
included in the complex are the Mesudiye Medresesi (1193) and, not connected to the courtyard, the Zinciriye Medresesi (1189) .
The main prayer hall and minaret from the courtyard. The influence of the Damscus Omayyad Great Mosque is clearly visible.
Text and photo from Archnet.org
View of the western wing of the prayer hall.
