Wikipedia's first sentence called it “oldest and one of the most significant mosques in anatolia”. Today it says “built in the late 11th century by the seljuk sultan malik-shah i over an older mosque”.
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Great Mosque of Diyarbakır ( Turkish : Diyarbakır Ulu Camii or Cami-i Kebîr ; Kurdish : Mizgefta Mezin a Amedê ) was built in the late 11th century by the Seljuk sultan Malik-Shah I over an older mosque. According to some, it is the fifth holiest site in Islam after the Great Mosque of Damascus , which influenced its design. It can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers and hosts four different Islamic traditions. Serokatiya Daîreya Çand û Turîzmê ya Sharedariya Bajarê Mezin a Amedê (2011). East and Southeast Turkey: A traveller's Handbook. Union of Southeast Anatolia Region Municipalities (GABB). The Rough Guide to Turkey (10th ed.). DİYARBAKIR’IN CAMİ MİMARISININ KOMPOZİSYON ÖZELLİKLERİ (Turkish) isamveri . Büyük bir şaheser: Diyarbakır Ulu Camii (Turkish) YeniAkit .
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The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır (Diyarbakır Ulu Camii / Mizgefta Mezin a Amedê), located in Diyarbakır , Turkey, is the oldest and one of the most significant mosques in Anatolia . The mosque is considered by some to be the fifth holiest site in Islam. It can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers and is famous for hosting four different Islamic traditions.
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Mosque in Turkey The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır ( ), , ) was built by the Great Seljuk Sultan Malik-Shah I over an older mosque, and its shape was inspired by the Great Mosque of Damascus .The mosque is considered by Muslim scholars to be the fifth holiest site in Islam after the Great Mosque of Damascus. It can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers and is famous for hosting four different Islamic traditions. Serokatiya Daîreya Çand û Turîzmê ya Sharedariya Bajarê Mezin a Amedê (2011).East and Southeast Turkey: A traveller's Handbook.Union of Southeast Anatolia Region Municipalities (GABB).DİYARBAKIR’IN CAMİ MİMARISININ KOMPOZİSYON ÖZELLİKLERİ (Turkish) isamveri .Büyük bir şaheser: Diyarbakır Ulu Camii (Turkish) YeniAkit .
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11th-century grand mosque in southeastern Turkey The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır ( or Cami-i Kebîr ; ) was built in the late 11th century by the Seljuk sultan Malik-Shah I over an older mosque.According to some, it is the fifth holiest site in Islam after the Great Mosque of Damascus , which influenced its design.It can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers and hosts four different Islamic traditions. Serokatiya Daîreya Çand û Turîzmê ya Sharedariya Bajarê Mezin a Amedê (2011). East and Southeast Turkey: A traveller's Handbook. Union of Southeast Anatolia Region Municipalities (GABB). The Rough Guide to Turkey (10th ed.). DİYARBAKIR’IN CAMİ MİMARISININ KOMPOZİSYON ÖZELLİKLERİ (Turkish) isamveri . Büyük bir şaheser: Diyarbakır Ulu Camii (Turkish) YeniAkit .
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oldest and one of the most significant mosques in anatolia
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built in the late 11th century by the seljuk sultan malik-shah i over an older mosque
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