Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia mosque in in , , was built as a Byzantine-era basilican church. Converted into the Orhan Mosque after the Ottoman conquest, it was turned into a museum in 1935.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: Byzantine-era church in İznik, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Azize Sofya Kilisesi”, “cerkev sv. Sofije v Nikeji”, “Hagia Sophia (Iznik)”, “Hagia Sophia, Iznik”, “Hagia Sophia, İznik”, “İznik Ayasofya Camii”, “İznik Ayasofya Kilisesi”, “İznik Ayasofya Müzesi”, “Orhan Camii”, and “ハギア＝ソフィア聖堂”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: First Council of Nicea and Second Council of Nicea.

Archaeological site
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian… is situated 1 km southwest of Hagia Sophia.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Second Council of Nicaea is recognized as the last… is situated 1 km southwest of Hagia Sophia.

Mosque
Photo: Acar54, CC BY 2.5.
The Green Mosque is a historic Ottoman , located in , . is situated 570 metres east of Hagia Sophia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hocaköy and Çiçekli.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. is situated 5 km southeast of Hagia Sophia.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. is situated 5 km southeast of Hagia Sophia.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. is situated 6 km south of Hagia Sophia.

Hagia Sophia

Latitude
40.42919° or 40° 25′ 45″ north
Longitude
29.72019° or 29° 43′ 13″ east
Open location code
8GGFCPHC+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192225327
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q4430013
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Hagia Sophia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آيا صوفيا”
  • Arabic: “أياصوفيا إزنيق”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ayasofiya (İznik)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ayasofiya”
  • Basque: “Hagia Sofia”
  • Belarusian: “Сафійскі сабор”
  • Bengali: “আয়া সোফিয়া, ইজনিক”
  • Czech: “Hagia Sofia (İznik)”
  • Czech: “Hagia Sofia”
  • Danish: “Hagia Sophia”
  • Dutch: “Hagia Sophia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اياصوفيا ازنيق”
  • French: “église Sainte-Sophie de Nicée”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Sophie de Nicée”
  • German: “Hagia Sophia, Iznik”
  • German: “Hagia Sophia”
  • Greek: “Αγία Σοφία (Ιζνίκ)”
  • Greek: “Αγία Σοφία”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Sofia (Nicea)”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Sofia”
  • Japanese: “ハギア・ソフィア聖堂 (ニカイア)”
  • Malay: “Masjid Hagia Sophia, İznik”
  • Russian: “Софийский собор (Никея)”
  • Russian: “Софийский собор”
  • Serbian: “Аја Софија”
  • Slovenian: “Hagija Sofija (Iznik)”
  • Slovenian: “Hagija Sofija, İznik”
  • Spanish: “Santa Sofía”
  • Swedish: “Hagia Sofia”
  • Turkish: “Ayasofya Camii, İznik”
  • Turkish: “Ayasofya”
  • Ukrainian: “Софійський собор у Нікеї”
  • Urdu: “آیا صوفیہ (ازنیق)”
  • Urdu: “آیا صوفیہ”
  • Uzbek: “Ayo Sofiya ibodatxonasi (Iznik)”
  • Uzbek: “Ayo Sofiya ibodatxonasi”

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