🕌 Fatih Mosque, Trabzon

Turkey · Europe · 41.00°N, 39.72°E

The Fatih Mosque is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. It was originally built in Byzantine times as the Panagia Chrysokephalos Church, serving as both the catholicon for the see of Trebizond, and a church for a monastery. It was built sometime in the 10th or 11th century. After Ottoman conquest of the city in 1461, the building became a mosque. The Fatih Mosque also displays the most beautiful samples of the Ottoman writing arts.

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Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	41.00°N, 39.72°E · view on map

Fatih Mosque, Trabzon is located in Turkey, in Europe.

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