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Sultan Suleiman Mosque

Coordinates: 47°04′38.23″N 37°31′08.6″E / 47.0772861°N 37.519056°E / 47.0772861; 37.519056
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Sultan Suleiman Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictDonetsk Oblast
StatusCurrently inactive
Location
LocationMariupol
TerritoryUkraine
Geographic coordinates47°04′38.23″N 37°31′08.6″E / 47.0772861°N 37.519056°E / 47.0772861; 37.519056
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleOttoman
CompletedOctober 15, 2007
Specifications
Dome(s)4
Minaret(s)1

The Sultan Suleiman Mosque, (Template:Lang-uk) is located in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The mosque is named in honor of Suleiman the Magnificent and Roxelana.

History

The Sultan Suleiman Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center opened October 15, 2007. The architecture of the mosque was styled after the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. The mosque was financed by Turkish businessman Salih Cihan, who was born in Trabzon.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

See also: Siege of Mariupol

The mosque, which had been sheltering 80 civilians including Turkish citizens, was hit by Russian shelling on 12 March according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.[1] However the attack was denied by İsmail Hacıoğlu, head of the Suleiman the Magnificent Mosque Association, saying that the bombing was about 700 metres away.[2]

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Russia-Ukraine war: Mosque sheltering Turkish citizens shelled". Associated Press. Middle East Eye. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "'Rusya Ukrayna'da camii vurdu, içeride onlarca Türk vardı' iddiası" (in Turkish). haber7. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Camii Dernek Başkanı İsmail Hacıoğlu, bombalama iddiasının gerçek olmadığını açıkladı. Hacıoğlu, roketin camiye 700 metre yakınında bir yere düştüğünü kaydetti. Mahallede bombardımanın devam ettiğini belirten Hacıoğlu, Türklerin tahliye edildiğini söyledi. Mariupol Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Camii Dernek Başkanı İsmail Hacıoğlu, "Caminin bombalandığına dair haberler yalan. Bombalar, caminin 700 metre yakınına isabet etti. Camii 4 katlı, betonarme ve çok sağlam bir yapı. Türk vatandaşları ve yakınları camideler" dedi.



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