Muş Grand Mosque
Also known as: Muş Grand Mosque
mosque in Muş, Turkey
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Overview
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The Muş Grand Mosque is located in the city centre of Muş, in the Minare neighbourhood near Cezaevi Street. It lies to the west of the Alaeddin Bey and Hacı Şeref mosques. The building has no inscription, so its dating rests on its architectural features and on the information given in published sources. Examination of the structure shows that a newer building was raised over an older one. The present mosque is dated to the 14th century.
History
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The mosque is thought to have first been built by Sheikh Muhammad al-Maghribi (Şeyh Muhammed-i Mağribi) in the year 979. Since no inscription survives, this attribution is not firmly documented.
The architecture indicates that a newer structure was built on top of an earlier one, which is said to have been an Armenian church converted into a mosque. The present mosque is dated to the 14th century.
From Wikipedia
Muş Ulu Camii, Türkiye'nin Muş ilinde, Alaeddin Bey ve Hacı Şeref camilerinin batısında yer almaktadır. Kitabesi bulunmamaktadır. İlk olarak Şeyh Muhammed-i Mağribi tarafından 979 yılında yaptırıldığı düşünülmektedir. Mimari özellikleri açısından incelendiğinde, eski bir yapının üzerine inşa edilmiş yeni bir yapının bulunduğu görülebilmektedir. Camiye çevrilmiş bir Ermeni kilisesiydi. Bu yeni cami 14. yy.'a tarihlenmektedir.
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Sources
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%C5%9F_Ulu_Camii