Sabancı Merkez Camii
Large mosque with six minarets in Adana, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sabancı Merkez Camii (English: Sabancı Central Mosque) in Adana is the second largest mosque in Turkey.[2][failed verification] The exterior of the mosque (and its interior decoration) is similar to the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, though it has six minarets, similar to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
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Sabancı Merkez Camii | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Seyhan, Adana, Adana Province, Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 36°59′29″N 35°20′03″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Necip Dinç |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Neo-Ottoman |
Groundbreaking | 1988 |
Completed | 1998 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 28,500[1] |
Dome height (outer) | 54 m |
Minaret(s) | 6 |
Minaret height | 99 m |
The mosque, which went into service in 1998, was constructed upon a confiscated Armenian cemetery.[3][4][5] It is built on a total of 52,600 square metres (566,000 square feet) of land and has a closed area of 6,600 square metres (71,000 square feet).[6]
Sabancı Central Mosque was built jointly by Turkish Religious Foundation and Sabanci Foundation. The proprietorship of the mosque belongs to Adana Religious Affairs Foundation and its usage rights have been transferred to Adana Provincial Office of Mufti.