Sulemaniye Mosque description and photos - Turkey: Alanya (Topic)

Sulemaniye Mosque description and photos - Turkey: Alanya. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Sulemaniye.

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Near the main attraction of Alanya - the Byzantine fortress on the mountain - there is the amazingly beautiful Suleymaniye mosque, built during the reign of the Seljuks. It is believed that the main reason that the Seljuks paid great attention to Alanya is the fact that it was closer to the path leading to Konya (the capital of the Seljuks) than Antalya.

The Suleymaniye Mosque was built in 1231 in the upper part of the fortress just outside Ich-Kale (which is also called the "Inner Fortress") during the redevelopment of the city by Sultan Aladdin Keykubat I. But the mosque was destroyed in the following years, and it was rebuilt again in the 16th century under Sultan Suleiman the Legislator. The mosque has one minaret. Now it is called differently: the Aladdin mosque, either the Fortress Mosque or Suleymaniye. It is built of stone and has the shape of a square. To provide the mosque with good acoustics, fifteen small balls are suspended under its dome. This is especially noticeable during prayer. The windows and gates of the mosque, made of wood, are exemplary examples of the art of woodcarving during the Ottoman Empire.

The complex of the Suleymaniye Mosque includes a palace, schools and military buildings. All of these buildings were located in the middle of the fortress and belong to the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.

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