Cacabey Medrese

Cacabey Medrese is a historic Seljuk-era madrasa located in , . Built between 1272 and 1273 during the reign of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate, it originally functioned as an astronomical observatory and educational institution.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: madrasa in Kırşehir, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Cacabey Madrasa”
  • Address: Kırşehir

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ahi Stadium.

Stadium
Photo: BerlinKreuzberg36, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 570 metres northwest of Cacabey Medrese.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kırşehir and Özbağ.

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in South Central Anatolia, 180 km southeast of Ankara, at an elevation of 1027 m.

Village
is a town in the Kırşehir District, , Turkey. is situated 8 km north of Cacabey Medrese.

Cacabey Medrese

Latitude
39.14514° or 39° 8′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.16148° or 34° 9′ 41″ east
Open location code
8GFP45W6+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 195742012
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q31188403
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Cacabey Medrese” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدرسة جاجه بك”
  • Hindi: “जाजाबे मदरसा”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “جاجه بك مدرسه‌سی”
  • Persian: “مدرسه جاجه‌بک”
  • Turkish: “Cacabey Medresesi”
  • Uzbek: “Cacabey madrasasi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cacabey Medresesi and Cacabey Açıkhava Astronomi Parkı.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Türk Ekonomi Bankası(TEB) and Yapı Kredi.

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