Shah Melek Mosque

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Shah Melek Mosque
Şah Melek Camii
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Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Location
Location Edirne, Turkey
Shah Melek Mosque
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Architecture
TypeMosque
Style Ottoman architecture
Completed1429
Minaret 1
TypeCultural

Shah Melek Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque located in Edirne, Turkey. It was built in 1429 by Shah Melek Pasha, who served as the Rumeli Beylerbey during the reigns of Ottoman sultans Mehmed I and Murad II. [1]

During the Balkan War, its minaret was destroyed when it was hit by a cannonball. [2] It is a rectangular-plan masonry structure. [3] It has a single dome and a single minaret. [2]

References

  1. "ŞAH MELEK CAMİİ". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  2. 1 2 Rif'at Osman (1999). Şah Melek Paşa Cami'i (PDF) (in Turkish). Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları. p. 130. ISBN   975-19-2267-4 . Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. "Şah Melek Camıı". Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2026-01-23.

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