Faith / Mosque
Çelebi Ali (Çelebi Ağa) Mosque
Pertek, Tunceli
A lead-domed mosque built in 1569–1570, moved together with the Sungur Bey Mosque from old Pertek, which was to be submerged by the dam waters, to the new district center.
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Its story
According to the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, the Çelebi Ali Mosque was built in 1569–1570. It consists of a square-plan, single-domed prayer hall, a three-bay narthex closed at the sides to the north, an iwan-shaped annex to the west and a fountain adjoining it; its domes are covered with lead. Rough-hewn stone is used in the prayer hall and annex, and cut stone in the narthex. The mosque was originally in the old town of Pertek; before the waters of the Keban Dam Lake rose, it was decided to move it, together with the Sungur Bey Mosque, to newly founded Pertek. The fact that two mosques of the same period now stand close together makes it possible to see the remaining traces of old Pertek's lost fabric on a single walk.
Key facts
- Period
- Ottoman, 1569–1570; moved in the 1970s
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Pertek district center
- Visit duration
- 20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
Location
38.86752, 39.32551
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/tunceli#2-mimari | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertek_Sungur_Bey_Camii | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertek_Castle | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/338937335