Mosque · Adana
Yağ Camii
Yağ Cami or Oil Mosque is a historical mosque located in the old town of Adana, Turkey which was originally built as the Surp Hagop Armenian Apostolic Church at the second half of the 13th century during the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
Yağ Cami or Oil Mosque is a historical mosque located in the old town of Adana, Turkey which was originally built as the Surp Hagop Armenian Apostolic Church at the second half of the 13th century during the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. It was converted into a mosque in c. 1501 by the Ramazanoğlu Bey Şihabeddin Ahmed, just after taking over the city. It is the oldest mosque in the city and later on formed part of the külliye that also includes a madrasah.
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