Faith / Mosque
Atabey Gazi Mosque (Kastamonu Ulu Mosque)
Merkez, Kastamonu
The Kastamonu Ulu Mosque, commissioned in 1273 by Muzaffereddin Yavlak Arslan, called 'Kırk Direkli' because of the forty wooden pillars inside.
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Its story
The Atabey Gazi Mosque was commissioned in 1273 by Atabey Muzaffereddin Yavlak Arslan, one of the Çobanoğulları beys, and is one of the city's oldest mosques. Because of the forty columns rising inside, it is popularly also known as the Kırk Direkli (Forty-Pillared) Mosque. The tomb adjoining the mosque to the east contains wooden sarcophagi, the largest of which is accepted as belonging to Atabey Gazi, the conqueror of Kastamonu. The building, around which there are tombs such as those of İsa Dede and Maden Dede, forms a stop of faith and history at the foot of the castle.
Key facts
- Built
- 1273
- Patron
- Muzaffereddin Yavlak Arslan
- Admission
- Free
- Visit duration
- 30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
41.37556, 33.77111
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastamonu_Ulu_Camii | https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/kastamonu | https://kastamonu.ktb.gov.tr/TR-63872/inanc-turizmi.html | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.375556&mlon=33.771111#map=17/41.375556/33.771111