Faith / Mosque
Amasra Fatih Mosque
Amasra, Bartın
A former Byzantine church built in the 9th century inside Amasra Castle and converted into a mosque after the conquest of 1460.
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Its story
The Amasra Fatih Mosque is a Byzantine church built in the 9th century inside the castle. After Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Mehmed the Conqueror) took Amasra in 1460, it was converted into a mosque. The narthex and ambo sections were added later. The barrel vault of the roughly 19x11-meter building, which was in danger of collapse, was removed in 1887 and replaced with a wooden ceiling and roof. Easily reached while strolling the castle's streets, the mosque shows Amasra's Byzantine and Ottoman layers together.
Key facts
- Built
- 9th century (church)
- Admission
- Free
- Converted to a mosque
- 1460
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
41.75000, 32.38580
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://bartin.ktb.gov.tr/TR-69017/camiler-ve-kiliseler.html | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132133869 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.749996&mlon=32.385801#map=17/41.749996/32.385801