Şehreküstü Mosque

Şehreküstü Mosque is a mosque in Osmangazi District, Bursa Province. Şehreküstü Mosque is situated nearby to the government building Türk Diyanet Vakfı, as well as near the fountain Sebil.

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Type: Mosque
Denomination: Sunni
Description: mosque in Bursa, northwestern Turkey
Also known as: “Şehreküstü Cami”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bursa Grand Mosque and Veled-i Yaniç Mosque.

Bursa Grand Mosque

Mosque

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The Grand Mosque of Bursa is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I to commemorate his great victory at the Battle of Nicopolis and built between 1396 and 1399. Bursa Grand Mosque is situated 430 metres south of Şehreküstü Mosque.

Veled-i Yaniç Mosque

Mosque

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Veled-i Yaniç Mosque is an Ottoman mosque with the type of early Ottoman architecture. The mosque is located in Bursa, Turkey and it is still in use. According to the inscription, which is above the entering door, it is known that this mosque was built at the July 1440 by Mahmud Çelebi. Veled-i Yaniç Mosque is situated 470 metres southwest of Şehreküstü Mosque.

Orhan Gazi Mosque

Mosque

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The Orhan Gazi Mosque is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman ruler Orhan, who founded the mosque in 1339–40 as part of a larger charitable complex. It is one of the oldest surviving monuments commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty. Orhan Gazi Mosque is situated 500 metres southeast of Şehreküstü Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bursa and Osmangazi.

Bursa

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Bursa is a large city in the Southern Marmara region of Turkey, 20 km inland from the Marmara coast. It's the country's fourth-largest city, with a population of 2,161,990 in 2021, and with another million living in the wider metro area.

Osmangazi

Town

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Osmangazi is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 621 km2, and its population is 891,250. It is one of the central metropolitan districts of the city of Bursa, as well as the fourth largest overall municipality in Turkey.