Erdemşah Masjid

Erdemşah Masjid is a mosque in Meram İlçesi, Konya Province. Erdemşah Masjid is situated nearby to the mosque Kalecik Camii, as well as near Tarihi Suriçi.

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Type: Mosque
Denomination: Sunni
Description: mosque in Meram, Konya, central Turkey
Also known as: “Kale-i Cerp Mosque” and “Şemseddin Erdem Şah (Kale-i Cerp) Camii”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Konya Archaeological Museum and Alâeddin Mosque.

Konya Archaeological Museum

Museum

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Konya Archaeological Museum is a state archaeological museum in Konya, Turkey. Established in 1901, it had been relocated twice before moving to its present location in 1962. Konya Archaeological Museum is situated 320 metres southwest of Erdemşah Masjid.

Alâeddin Mosque

Mosque

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The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in the centre of Konya, Turkey. Part of the hilltop citadel complex that contained the Seljuk Palace, it served as the main prayer hall for the Seljuk Sultans of Rum and its courtyard contains the burial places of several of the sultans. Alâeddin Mosque is situated 440 metres northwest of Erdemşah Masjid.

Iplikçi Mosque

Mosque

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The Iplikçi Mosque, also known as Ebülfazl Mosque, is a 13th-century Seljuk-era Islamic Friday mosque built in 1201-2 AD in the city of Konya, Turkey, to the east of Alaeddin Hill. Iplikçi Mosque is situated 210 metres northeast of Erdemşah Masjid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meram and Konya.

Meram

Town

Meram is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,822 km2, and its population is 348,325. Meram is one of the central districts of Konya, along with the districts of Karatay and Selçuklu.

Konya

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Konya is a city in Central Anatolia in Turkey, known as the city of "whirling dervishes" and for its outstanding Seljuk architecture. In 2021 Konya metropolis had a population of 2,277,017, the sixth largest in Turkey, but the area of most interest is compact.