Kuyularonu Mosque Explained

Kuyularonu Mosque
Religious Affiliation:	Islam
Location:	Alanya, Turkey
Architecture Type:	Mosque
Year Completed:	1471

The Kuyularonu Mosque (Turkish: Kuyularönü Camii) is a mosque in Turkey situated in the city of Alanya in the province of Antalya Province.

The original mosque was built in 1471, and had major restorations in 1765 and 1942. The mosque was demolished in 2005 as part of another restoration. The new structure was opened in February 2006. The opening ceremony was attended by MP Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and a priest.^[1]

The minaret was made out of wood until the 20th century.^[2] The current structure has two floors made out of stone and bricks. The mihrab in the mosque is 530 cm tall and 440 cm wide. The Kuyularonu Mosque has approximately 10000 visitors every day, 200 of which are non-local tourists.^[3]

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• Book: Akbas. Dian. Er. Lia. 2014. Best of Turki. Elex Media Komputindo. 9786020239583. id.
• Parlak. Banu. April 2011. Antalya Cami ve Mescitlerinde Yer Alan Mihraplar. Doctoral. Erciyes University. tr.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papaz Alanya'da cami açılışına katıldı. 24 February 2006. 22 May 2022. Mustafa Serter, Metehan Öztanır. Hürriyet. tr.
2. Web site: Eski Alanya’da eski Ramazan’lar. 11 April 2022. 22 May 2022. Yeni Alanya. 12 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412091620/https://www.yenialanya.com/haber/9904096/eski-alanyada-eski-ramazanlar. live. tr.
3. Web site: Bu Çirkin Görüntüye Kim Dur Diyecek?. 22 December 2018. 21 May 2022. Yüksel Soylu. Gazete Alanya. 25 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225074739/http://www.gazetealanya.com/ozel-haber/bu-cirkin-goruntuye-kim-dur-diyecek-h65522.html. live. tr.