Süleyman Han Mosque
Süleyman Han Mosque is a mosque in Van Province, Turkey. Süleyman Han Mosque is situated nearby to the archaeological site Van Fortress, as well as near Abbasağa Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in İpekyolu, Van, eastern Turkey
- Also known as: “Süleyman Han Cami”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Van Castle and Van Museum.
Van Castle
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind. Van Castle is situated 220 metres east of Süleyman Han Mosque.
Van Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Van Museum or Urartu Museum is a museum located in the city of Van in eastern Turkey. It showcases on 13,000 m2 a large archaeological and ethnographic record of human life and cultural development in the lake Van region from eastern Anatolia’s Stone Age to the present. Van Museum is situated 510 metres east of Süleyman Han Mosque.
Van Ferit Melen Airport
Aerodrome
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Van Ferit Melen Airport is an airport in Van, a city in the eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen. Van Ferit Melen Airport is situated 4 km south of Süleyman Han Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuşba and Van.
Tuşba
Town
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Tuşba is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,948 km2, and its population is 163,301. The district Tuşba was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district İpekyolu. Tuşba is situated 3½ km east of Süleyman Han Mosque.
Van
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Van is a city in Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. It's on the eastern shore of Lake Van near the border with Iran, so for Iranians it's an unlikely Reno, a holiday break from their restrictive theocracy.
İpekyolu
Town
İpekyolu is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 348,046. The district İpekyolu was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district Tuşba. İpekyolu is situated 5 km east of Süleyman Han Mosque.
Süleyman Han Mosque
- Categories: architectural structure, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Van Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.50291° or 38° 30′ 11″ northLongitude
43.338° or 43° 20′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8HC5G83Q+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 1143669633OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q127788128
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In Other Languages
“Süleyman Han Mosque” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Süleyman Han Camii”
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Highlights include Van Fortress and Abbasağa Mosque.
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