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- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Anatolia
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Overview
Legacy
When it was built it was the only Ottoman mosque with six minarets, which caused controversy for rivalling the Haram in Mecca; today it is the most famous Islamic tourist landmark in Turkey. 1
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Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the Blue Mosque)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/sultan-ahmad-mosque/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.