Tarsus Old Mosque
The Church Mosque or Old Mosque is a mosque converted from a historic church that was built in 1102. It is located in Tarsus ilçe of Mersin Province, southern Turkey.Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque converted from a church
- Also known as: “Eski Camii” and “Old Mosque, Tarsus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tarsus Clock Tower and Church of St. Paul.
Tarsus Clock Tower
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Tarsus Clock Tower is situated 220 metres south of Tarsus Old Mosque.
Church of St. Paul
Church
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, GFDL.
Saint Paul's Church is a former church in Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. This church was built on the birthplace, to commemorate him as a key figure in Christianity. Church of St. Paul is situated 400 metres south of Tarsus Old Mosque.
Ancient Road
Archaeological site
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ancient road at is the unearthed section of an ancient road in the historical city of Tarsus, Turkey. Tarsus, an ancient city known as the birthplace of Paul the Apostle, is now a major district center in Mersin Province, Turkey. Ancient Road is situated 440 metres west of Tarsus Old Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolatlı and Aliefendioğlu.
Bolatlı
Village
Bolatlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,780. It is situated in the Çukurova plain along the Berdan River and south of the Çukurova motorway. Bolatlı is situated 3½ km north of Tarsus Old Mosque.
Aliefendioğlu
Village
Aliefendioğlu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 930. It is situated in Çukurova plains to the south of Tarsus. Aliefendioğlu is situated 4 km south of Tarsus Old Mosque.
Mantaş
Village
Mantaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 337. It is situated in Çukurova and to the south of Tarsus. It is almost merged with Tarsus. Its distance to Mersin is about 30 kilometres. Mantaş is situated 4 km southeast of Tarsus Old Mosque.
Tarsus Old Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.91774° or 36° 55′ 4″ northLongitude
34.89783° or 34° 53′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G8PWV9X+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 1192920825OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q43634803
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Tarsus Old Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد طرسوس القديم”
- Bengali: “পুরাতন মসজিদ, তারসাস”
- German: “Alte Moschee (Tarsus)”
- German: “Alte Moschee”
- Turkish: “Tarsus Eski Cami”
- Urdu: “طرسوس قدیم مسجد”
- Uzbek: “Tarsus Eski masjidi”
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