Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
Appearance
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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![]() Interior of Afyon Grand Mosque | |
Location | Turkey |
Includes |
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Reference | 1694 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
Area | 0.61 ha (1.5 acres) |
Buffer zone | 36.66 ha (90.6 acres) |
The Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu'nun Orta Çağ Dönemi Ahşap Hipostil Camileri) are a World Heritage Site consisting of five Seljuk mosques in Anatolia dating back to the late 13th and mid-14th centuries.
Sivrihisar Grand Mosque were included in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites in 2018 under the name "Wooden Roofed and Wooden Columned Mosques in Anatolia".[1] In 2023, the site became a World Heritage Site when UNESCO recognized the mosques for their outstanding universal values.[2]
Gallery
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Afyon Grand Mosque
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Sivrihisar Grand Mosque
References
- ^ "Wooden Roofed and Wooden Columned Mosques in Anatolia". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia". UNESCO. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
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