Faith / Mosque
Kabaköy Ayasofya Mosque
Merkez, Gümüşhane
A village mosque in Kabaköy, built as a church and later converted into a mosque; referred to as one of the buildings named Ayasofya in Türkiye.
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Its story
This building in the town of Arzularkabaköy is presented on Go Türkiye as one of the nine Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) churches in Türkiye and is used today as a mosque. The top of the gabled building is covered with metal sheeting. Two round stones on the walls carved with Greek crosses are among the details recalling the building's past as a church. Beside the mosque is a registered fountain dated to the 19th century and decorated with glass mosaic. Kabaköy, east of the city center and close to the route toward Kelkit–Bayburt, offers a short stop for seeing Gümüşhane's multi-layered religious architecture on a small scale.
Key facts
- Period
- Built as a church; later converted into a mosque
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Arzularkabaköy, east of the center
- Visit duration
- 20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
40.43665, 39.69535
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://goturkiye.com/gumushane/see | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132134416