Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar
The Afyon Grand Mosque is a historical mosque in Afyonkarahisar in Afyonkarahisar province, Turkey.Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Turkey
- Also known as: “Afyonkarahisar Grand Mosque” and “Ulu Cami”
- Address: Afyonkarahisar
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Afyonkarahisar Castle and Millet Hammam.
Afyonkarahisar Castle
Castle
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The Castle of Afyonkarahisar is a historical fortification, which was built around 1350 BC and is located in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. While Afyonkarahisar Castle refers specifically to the defensive fortification, Afyonkarahisar refers to the town containing the structure, and was renamed from Afyon to Afyonkarahisar in 2004. Afyonkarahisar Castle is situated 260 metres northeast of Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar.
Millet Hammam
Bathhouse
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Millet Hammam is a bathhouse, which is situated 240 metres southeast of Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar.
Victory Museum
Museum
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The Victory Museum is a national military and war museum in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, which was used as headquarters by then Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Pasha, his chief general staff and army commanders before the Great Offensive in August 1922. Victory Museum is situated 1 km east of Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afyonkarahisar and Erkmen.
Afyonkarahisar
Photo: Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR, CC BY 3.0.
Afyonkarahisar or Afyon is a city in Central Anatolia 250 km southwest of Ankara, with a population in 2020 of 245,405. Its fortress or citadel perches on a black volcanic crag, an obvious defensive position.
Erkmen
Village
Erkmen is a town and municipality in the Afyonkarahisar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,293. Erkmen is situated 4 km west of Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar.
Sülün
Village
Sülün is a town and municipality in the Afyonkarahisar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,939. It was the site of the ancient city of Prymnessos. Sülün is situated 7 km southeast of Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar.
Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Afyonkarahisar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.75504° or 38° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
30.52957° or 30° 31′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8GCGQG4H+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 310906499OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueWikidata ID
Q54860576
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Grand Mosque of Afyonkarahisar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المسجد الكبير (أفيون قره حصار)”
- Arabic: “المسجد الكبير”
- Azerbaijani: “Afyonkarahisar Ulu Məscidi”
- Bengali: “আফিয়ন উলু মসজিদ”
- Dutch: “Afyonkarahisar Grote Moskee”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Afyon”
- Japanese: “アフィオン・モスク”
- Japanese: “アフィヨン・モスク”
- Russian: “Афён Мечеть”
- Turkish: “Afyonkarahisar Ulu Camii”
- Turkish: “Kırk Direkli Cami”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Афйон Улу”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Афьон Улу”
- Urdu: “جامع مسجد افیون قرہ حصار”
- Uzbek: “Afyonkarahisar Katta masjidi”
- “Afyonkarahisar Grand Mosque”
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