Faith / Mosque
Kasaba Village Mahmut Bey Mosque
Merkez, Kastamonu
A Candarid mosque dated 1366, famous for its wooden ceiling built without nails and its painted decoration; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2023.
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Its story
The mosque in Kasaba Köyü, about 18 km from Kastamonu, was commissioned as a Friday mosque in 1366 by Mahmud Bey, son of the Candarid ruler Adil Bey. It is popularly called the 'Çivisiz Cami' (Nail-free Mosque); no metal nails were used in the wooden roof and ceiling system. Its wooden posts, ceiling beams and colorful painted decoration are among the best-preserved examples of wooden mosques of the Seljuk and Principalities periods. In 2023 the mosque was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the 'Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia'. Its original wooden door is displayed today at the Kastamonu Ethnography Museum.
Key facts
- Built
- 1366
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage (2023)
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- About 18 km from Kastamonu
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
41.48044, 33.68828
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmut_Bey_Camii | https://kastamonu.ktb.gov.tr/TR-361880/kasaba-koyu-mahmutbey-cami.html | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.480444&mlon=33.688283#map=17/41.480444/33.688283