Sheikh Matar Mosque

Sheikh Matar Mosque or Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque is a historical in , Turkey, best known for its unique minaret based on four columns, dubbed the Four-legged Minaret.
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  • Mosque
  • …is also known as “Şeyh Muhtar Mosque”
  • …dates from 1500
  • Description: mosque in Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey
  • Address: Diyarbakır

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Surp Giragos Church and Mar Petyun Church.
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The Church of St. Giragos or …
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is a 16th-century Ottoman … is situated 330 metres southwest of Sheikh Matar Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diyarbakır and Yenişehir.
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is the largest city in .
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is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, .
is a municipality and district of , . is situated 2½ km west of Sheikh Matar Mosque.

Sheikh Matar Mosque

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Latitude
37.91064° or 37° 54′ 38″ north
Longitude
40.23765° or 40° 14′ 16″ east
Open location code
8H92W66Q+73
Open­Street­Map ID
way 302866276
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q6993506

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Sheikh Matar Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الشيخ مطر”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şeyx Məttar məscidi”
  • Bengali: “শেখ মাতার মসজিদ”
  • Fulah: “Sheikh Matar Mosque”
  • Greek: “Τέμενος του Σεΐχ Ματάρ”
  • Kurdish: “Minareya Çarling”
  • Kurdish: “Şeyh Muhtar Mosque”
  • Persian: “مسجد شیخ مختار”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Шейха Маттара”
  • Turkish: “Dört Ayaklı Minare Camii”
  • Turkish: “Dört Ayaklı Minare”
  • Turkish: “Kasım Bey Camii”
  • Turkish: “Kasım Padişah Camii”
  • Turkish: “Şeyh Mattar Camii”
  • Turkish: “Şeyh Mutahhar Camii”
  • Urdu: “شیخ مطر مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Shayx Matar masjidi”

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Highlights include Dört Ayaklı Minare and Surp Giragos Ermeni Kilisesi.

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