Menûçihr Camii
The first mosque built in Anatolia (modern day Turkey)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceKars
Location
LocationKars Province
Menüçehr Mosque is located in Turkey
Menüçehr Mosque
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates40°30′36″N 43°34′12″E / 40.51000°N 43.57000°E / 40.51000; 43.57000
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic Architecture
Groundbreaking1072
Completed1086
Minaret(s)1

Menucihr Mosque (Turkish: Menûçihr Camii) is a mosque in the medieval city of Ani in Kars Province, Turkey. It was built between 1072 and 1086 by Manuchihr ibn Shavur of the Kurdish Shaddadid dynasty. Restoration of the mosque started in June 2020.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. "SHADDADIDS – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. "MENÛÇİHR CAMİİ". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies. 1988–2016.
  3. "Anatolia's 1st Turkish mosque to open to worship after restoration". The Frontier Post. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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