Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque
Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque located in Edirne, Turkey. It was commissioned by Şeyhi Çelebi, the son of Kadı Bedrettin Mamut Efendi. It was built by Mimar Sinan following the construction of the Selimiye Mosque.Photo: İmmortalance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Edirne, northwestern Turkey
- Also known as: “Şeyh Çelebi Cami”, “Seyh Celebi Camii”, and “Şeyh Çelebi Mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheikh Celebi Tomb and Kadı Bedrettin Mosque.
Kadı Bedrettin Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kadı Bedrettin Mosque, in the provincial center of Edirne, Turkey, was built in the early 16th century by Mevlana Bedrettin Mahmut Efendi, who was the kadi of Edirne during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. Kadı Bedrettin Mosque is situated 370 metres southwest of Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque.
Ayşekadın Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ayşekadın Mosque, a mosque in the Ayşe Kadın neighbourhood of Edirne. It was built by Ayşe Hatun, daughter of Mehmed I, in 1468. The ablution taps next to the mosque were built by Hacı Musli in 1647. Ayşekadın Mosque is situated 410 metres west of Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edirne and Karaağaç.
Edirne
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edirne is the chief city of Eastern Thrace, in the Marmara Region of northwest Turkey. It lies on the gently rolling Thracian plains at the confluence of three rivers, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria.
Karaağaç
Suburb
Karaağaç is a neighbourhood of the city Edirne, Edirne District, Edirne Province, northwestern Turkey. Its population is 3,062. It is situated at the border with Greece. Karaağaç is situated 4½ km southwest of Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque.
Bosna
Village
Bosna is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 71 in 2022. Together with a quarter of Karaağaç, it is one of the two Turkish settlements in East Thrace situated on the right bank of the river Meriç, therefore within Western Thrace. Bosna is situated 5 km south of Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque.
Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque
- Categories: architectural structure, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Edirne, Edirne Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.6726° or 41° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
26.56833° or 26° 34′ 6″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8GH8MHF9+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 918703771OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniGeoNames ID
10265657Wikidata ID
Q127788165
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Şeyhi Çelebi Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد شيخي جلبي”
- Azerbaijani: “Şeyx Çələbi məscidi”
- Turkish: “Şeyh Çelebi Camii”
- Turkish: “Şeyhi Çelebi Camii”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Шейхі Челебі”
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