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Tarsus Grand Mosque () is a
mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...
in Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey.


Geography

The mosque is at the center of Tarsus in ''Camii Nur'' neighbourhood. It is the biggest mosque of Tarsus. It is close to St Paul's Church, only about bird's flight away.


History

The mosque had been built in 1579 during Ottoman rule. The commissioner of the mosque is İbrahim Bey of Ramadanid dynasty, a
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dynasty which ruled the region before 1517 and continued as the vassal of the Ottoman Empire during the rest of the 16th century. But according to information plate of the mosque, there was an older mosque in the place of Grand Mosque which was built during the Abbasid (Arab) rule in the 9th century . After Tarsus was captured by the
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, the old mosque was transformed into a church. But in the 14th century Ramazanoğlu captured Tarsus and in 1579 the mosque was rebuilt.
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a
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to support the mosque was also built in 1579.


Technical details

The entrance to mosque courtyard is via a monumental marble gate at the north . The nartex with 14 columns to bear 16 domes has been decorarated with tiles. The building material of the main building is carved stone. The columns in the main building have been connected with half pointed arch so called ''Iranian Arch''. The pulpit and the niche (directed to
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) is made of marble.Tarsus booklet, Tarsus Municipality


The tombs

At the east of the mosque there are tombs of
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(the Abbasid caliph),
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and
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who is believed to be the son of
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.


See also

*
List of Turkish Grand Mosques This is a list of Turkish Grand Mosques or ''Ulucami'', a title originally given to the grandest Friday mosque of a Turkish city where local citizens traditionally gathered en masse for Friday Prayers, though today it is common for Muslims in a si ...


References

{{Mersin Province Ottoman mosques in Mersin Buildings and structures in Mersin Province Religious buildings and structures completed in 1579 Tourist attractions in Mersin Province History of Mersin Province Tarsus, Mersin Tarsus Burial sites of the Abbasid dynasty Mosques completed in the 1570s Ramadanid Emirate Daniel (biblical figure)