Shah Melek Mosque
Shah Melek Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque located in Edirne, Turkey. It was built in 1429 by Shah Melek Pasha, who served as the Rumeli Beylerbey during the reigns of Ottoman sultans Mehmed I and Murad II.Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Edirne, northwestern Turkey
- Also known as: “Şah Melek Cami”, “Sah Melek Camii”, “Şah Melek Camii”, and “Şah Melek Mosque”
- Address: Edirne
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gazi Mihal Bey Mosque and Sheikh Shuja Mosque.
Gazi Mihal Bey Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gazi Mihal Bey Mosque, mosque built in Edirne during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murad II. According to the inscription on the inscription of the mosque, it was built by Emîrü'l-kebîr Mihal b. Gazi Mihal Bey Mosque is situated 290 metres west of Shah Melek Mosque.
Sheikh Shuja Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sheikh Shuca Mosque, a mosque built in the provincial centre of Edirne during the Ottoman Empire. Sheikh Shuca Mosque was built by Murad II as a mosque and zawiya, and was converted into a mosque by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1535. Sheikh Shuja Mosque is situated 270 metres south of Shah Melek Mosque.
Üç Şerefeli Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Üç Şerefeli Mosque is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey. Üç Şerefeli Mosque is situated 1 km east of Shah Melek 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 3 km southwest of Shah Melek 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 6 km south of Shah Melek Mosque.
Shah Melek Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Edirne, Edirne Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.67645° or 41° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
26.54379° or 26° 32′ 38″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8GH8MGGV+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 302997392OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueGeoNames ID
10265679Wikidata ID
Q127788133
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Shah Melek Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد شاه ملك”
- Turkish: “Şah Melek Camii”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Шах Мелек”
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