Burmalı Mosque

The Burmalı Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman in Saraçhane park, district, , Turkey. Built in 1550 on behalf of Emin Nuretti Efendi, qadi 'asker of Egypt, it is named for its spiraling brick minaret, a copy of a Seljuq design that is unique in Istanbul.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Burmalı Mescid”, “Burmalı Mescid Cami”, “Burmalı Mescit Camii”, “Emin Nureddin Camii”, “Masjid Spiral”, and “Nureddin Efendi Mescidi”
  • Address: Kalenderhane Mahallesi, İstanbul, Fatih, 34134

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Golden Horn and Valens Aqueduct.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

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The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. is situated 210 metres northwest of Burmalı Mosque.

Government office
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is a government office, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Burmalı Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vefa and İskenderpaşa.

Quarter
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is part of the district of in , and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of .

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of , , Turkey, lying between and . It is known for its large textile wholesaling business and is home to the Literature and Science Faculties of Istanbul University, designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat in the 1940s.

Burmalı Mosque

Latitude
41.01452° or 41° 0′ 52″ north
Longitude
28.95636° or 28° 57′ 23″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8GHC2X74+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 331196574
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q1590626
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Burmalı Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد بورمالي”
  • Bengali: “বারমালী মসজিদ”
  • Dutch: “Mosque with the Spiral Minaret”
  • Esperanto: “Moskeo de la Spirala Minareto”
  • Fulah: “Burmali Mosque”
  • Fulah: “Burmalı Mosque”
  • Hindi: “बुर्मालु मस्जिद”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Burmalı”
  • Italian: “moschea Burmali Mescit”
  • Italian: “Moschea Burmali Mescit”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Burmali Minare”
  • Macedonian: “Бурмали џамија”
  • Malay: “Masjid dengan Menara Berpintal”
  • Russian: “Бурмалы Мечеть”
  • Turkish: “Burmalı Mescid Camii”
  • Turkish: “Burmalı Mescit”
  • Urdu: “مرغولہ مینار والی مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Burmali masjidi”
  • Uzbek: “Burmalı masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Бурмалы Минаре мечеть”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saraçhane 50.Yıl Parkı and Ayşe Sultan Çeşmesi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Recai Efendi Kütüphanesi and Vefa Otopark.

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