Behram Pasha Mosque
Behram Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the town of Diyarbakır in southeast Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman governor-general Behram Pasha.Photo: Sonrisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: Ottoman mosque
- Also known as: “Behram Paşa Camii” and “Behrampaşa Camii”
- Address: Diyarbakır
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheikh Matar Mosque and Deva Hammam.
Sheikh Matar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: MikaelF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sheikh Matar Mosque or Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque is a historical mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey, best known for its unique minaret based on four columns, dubbed the Four-legged Minaret. Sheikh Matar Mosque is situated 330 metres northeast of Behram Pasha Mosque.
Deva Hammam
Ruins
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Deva Hammam is a ruins, which is situated 150 metres east of Behram Pasha Mosque.
Surp Giragos Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diyarbakır and Yenişehir.
Diyarbakır
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Diyarbakır is the largest city in Southeastern Anatolia. It is on the Tigris, one of the greatest rivers of the Middle East, and is considered by many to be the capital of the Kurdish people.
Yenişehir
Town
Photo: Sonrisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yenişehir is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 358 km2, and its population is 219,759. It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.
Bağlar
Town
Bağlar is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 429 km2, and its population is 406,471. It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.
Behram Pasha Mosque
- Categories: congregational mosque, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sur, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.90944° or 37° 54′ 34″ northLongitude
40.23424° or 40° 14′ 3″ eastInception
1572Open location code
8H92W65M+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 302866287OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueWikidata ID
Q3675542
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Behram Pasha Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع بهرام باشا”
- Bengali: “বেহরাম পাশা মসজিদ”
- Fulah: “Behram Pasha Mosque”
- Greek: “Τέμενος του Μπεχράμ Πασά”
- Hungarian: “Behram Paşa Camii”
- Hungarian: “Behram pasa mecset”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Behram Pasha”
- Kurdish: “Mizgefta Behram Paşa”
- Kurdish: “Mizgefta Behram”
- Kurdish: “مزگەفتا بەهرام”
- Turkish: “Behram Paşa Cami”
- Turkish: “Behram Paşa Camii”
- Urdu: “بہرام پاشا مسجد”
- Uzbek: “Bahrom posho masjidi”
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