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Church-Mosque of Vefa

Church-Mosque of Vefa is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a by the Ottomans in . The church was possibly dedicated to Hagios Theodoros, but this dedication is far from certain.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Hagios Theodoros ton Karbonarion / Vefa Church-Mosque / Vefa Kilise Camii”, “Molla Anmed Gurani Cami”, “Molla Gürânî Câmii”, and “Molla Gürani Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Valens Aqueduct.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

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The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. is situated 430 metres west of Church-Mosque of Vefa.

Mosque
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, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a . is situated 2 km southeast of Church-Mosque of Vefa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vefa and Unkapanı.

Quarter
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is part of the district of in , and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of , , Turkey, lying between and . It is known for its large textile wholesaling business and is home to the Literature and Science Faculties of Istanbul University, designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat in the 1940s.

Church-Mosque of Vefa

Latitude
41.01628° or 41° 0′ 59″ north
Longitude
28.96033° or 28° 57′ 37″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2X86+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111002436
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Geo­Names ID
12096493
Wiki­data ID
Q246275
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Church-Mosque of Vefa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد كنيسة فيفا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vəfa Kilsəsi Məscidi”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita de Vefa Kilise”
  • Chinese: “维法教堂清真寺”
  • Dutch: “Vefa Kilise Mosque”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة مسجد فيفا كيليز”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه مسجد فيفا كيليز”
  • French: “Église-mosquée de Vefa”
  • French: “mosquée Vefa Kilise”
  • German: “Hagios Theodoros”
  • German: “Kirchenmoschee”
  • German: “Vefa Kirchenmoschee”
  • Greek: “Βέφα Κιλίσε Τέμενος”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Θεοδώρου του Τήρωνος”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Θεοδώρου”
  • Greek: “Τέμενος Mουλά Γκιουρανή”
  • Greek: “Τέμενος Μουλά Γκιουρανή”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Molla Gürani”
  • Italian: “chiesa moschea di Vefa”
  • Italian: “Chiesa moschea di Vefa”
  • Italian: “Molla Gürâni Camii”
  • Macedonian: “Џамија Вефа Килисе”
  • Russian: “Молла Гюрани Мечеть”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Феодора”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Vefa Kilise”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Teodoros Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Molla Gürani Camii”
  • Turkish: “Vefa Camii”
  • Turkish: “Vefa Kilise Camii”
  • Turkish: “Vefa Kilise Camisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Феодора (Константинополь)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Феодора”
  • Urdu: “وفا کی چرچ مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Vefa Kilise masjidi”

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