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Mosques of Istanbul

The mosque is the House of prayer in Islam, one of the key elements of the religion. There are over 3,600 mosques in Istanbul of all sizes. Some of them are recent but there are many old ones built during the Ottoman period. For instance, the largest historic mosque in the city is Süleymaniye Mosque from 16th century, the biggest modern mosque is Camlica mosque, and the most important historic mosque is Sultan Ahmet Mosque (known as Blue Mosque) from 17th century. Below you can find links to the major and most known old mosques in Istanbul, and more coming up soon.

• Arab Mosque
• Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) - Photos
• Beyazit Mosque
• Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet) - Photos
• Dolmabahce (Bezmi Alem Valide) Mosque
• Eyup Sultan Mosque
• Fatih (the Conqueror) Mosque
• Fethiye Mosque
• Kilic Ali Pasha Mosque
• Laleli Mosque
• Mihrimah Sultan Mosques
• Nuruosmaniye Mosque
• Nusretiye Mosque
• Ortakoy (Mecidiye) Mosque - Photos
• Rüstem Pasha Mosque
• Sehzade Mosque
• Sokollu Pasha Mosque
• Suleyman's Mosque
• Sultan Selim Mosque
• Yeni (New) Mosque
• Yeralti Mosque
• Zeyrek Mosque

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