Arap Mosque

Arap Mosque is a in the quarter of , . The building was originally a Roman Catholic church erected in 1325 by the friars of the Dominican Order, near or above an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Paul in 1233.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Arab Istanbul Mosque”, “Arap Camii”, and “San Paolo Kilisesi”
  • Address: Galata Mahkemesi Sokağı, Arap Cami Mah., İstanbul, Beyoğlu, 34421

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Galata Tower.

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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 , officially the Museum, is a medieval Genoese in the part of the district of , . Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul. is situated 300 metres northeast of Arap Mosque.

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 Arap Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galata and Bereketzade.

Quarter
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is the former name of the neighbourhood in , which is located at the northern shore of the . The district is connected to the historic district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notably the .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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, the modern name for the old , is a commercial quarter in the district of , Turkey, located at the northern part of the mouth on the European side of Bosphorus.

Arap Mosque

Latitude
41.02434° or 41° 1′ 28″ north
Longitude
28.97107° or 28° 58′ 16″ east
Open location code
8GHC2XFC+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175518809
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q642478
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Arap Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Arap Camii”
  • Arabic: “جامع العرب”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Паўла”
  • Bengali: “আরব মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “আরাপ মসজিদ”
  • Chinese: “阿拉伯清真寺”
  • Dutch: “Arap Mosque”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع العرب”
  • Esperanto: “Araba Moskeo”
  • French: “mosquée Arap”
  • French: “Mosquée Arap”
  • German: “Arap Camii”
  • Greek: “Αράπ Τζαμί”
  • Greek: “Τέμενος Αράπ”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Arab Istanbul”
  • Italian: “moschea Arap”
  • Italian: “Moschea Arap”
  • Japanese: “アラプ・モスク”
  • Kazakh: “Әулие Павел шіркеуі (Константинополь)”
  • Kazakh: “Әулие Павел шіркеуі”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti w’Arap”
  • Macedonian: “Арапска џамија”
  • Malay: “Masjid Arap”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Domingos”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Paulo e São Domingos”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Paulo”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita Árabe”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Arap”
  • Romanian: “Arap Camii”
  • Russian: “Арабская мечеть в Стамбуле”
  • Russian: “Стамбул арабский Мечеть”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Павла”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Arap”
  • Turkish: “Arap Camii”
  • Turkish: “Arap Camisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Арап”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Арап”
  • Urdu: “عرب مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Arap masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Арап мечеть”
  • Western Panjabi: “اراپ مسیت”
  • Western Panjabi: “عرب مسجد”

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