Esenlik Mosque Explained

Monument Name:Esenlik Mosque
Location:Esenlik, Bulanık, Muş, Turkey
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Material:Ahlat stone
Map Name:Muş Bulanık
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Esenlik Mosque is a historical mosque in Esenlik, Bulanık, Muş, Turkey.

History

It was built by the Seljuks. It was built by Sheikh Abdülmelik in 1194. Ahlat stone was used. It is a building with a single dome, four windows and two doors. It is understood from the inscription on the crown gate that the mosque was built by the Artuqids in 725/1325. The mosque was last restored in 1985 by the General Directorate of Foundations.[1] Esenlik mosque was previously a monastery.[2]

Şeyh Abdülmelik Mosque was built in 725 H./1325 A.D. according to the two-line Arabic inscription carved into stone, located on the crown gate in the north direction (Kulağuz, 1997, 46; Günes, 2003, 67–68). It is known that during the period in question, Sutaylis, whom Abu Said Bahadır Khan sent as governors, were dominant in Muş and Bulanık.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Esenlik Camisi - Muş. 2013-02-01 . kulturportali.gov.tr. tr.
  2. Web site: Bulanık kazası - Kilise, Manastır ve Ziyaret Yerleri. 2017-06-26 . houshamadyan.org. tr.
  3. Web site: Muş Esenlik köyünde bir ortaçağ yapısı: Şeyh Abdülmelik (Şeyh Abri) Camii ve Vakfiyesi. February 2019. Istanbul University. Turkish . 4.