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Akbiyik Mosque

January 25, 2011

Posted by Kanga.

When one of our Twitter friends saw that we are in Instanbul and staying near the Blue Mosque, he messaged us to look for the Akbiyik Mosque in our neighborhood. It is one of the oldest mosques built in Instanbul – 1464 C.E. (or A.D., if you prefer) – and among Istanbul mosques is the nearest to Mecca. Why did our friend bring this to our attention? Because it was built by his ancestors, his family heritage.

So, here it is, literally just a few steps from our hotel.

mosque

The sign explaining the history:

sign explaining history of the mosque

The view from Akbiyik Mosque up the hill to the Blue Mosque:

view from Akbiyik mosque up the hill to the Blue Mosque

Thanks Khaled for bringing this to our attention. It brings a personal touch to the history we are seeing all around us.

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2 comments

  1. Mohammad Zaher's avatar

    Proud to say that I’m half “Akbiyik” 😀

    Thanks to you and thanks to khaled 🙂

         by Mohammad Zaher January 25, 2011 at 9:31 am
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  2. Kris's avatar

    why is it the ‘blue’ mosque? Looks white in the photo.

         by Kris January 26, 2011 at 11:46 pm
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