Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque

The Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat's answer to Istanbul's Blue Mosque	This Turkish-style mosque was built shortly after independence and opened in 1998	Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, also known as the Azadi Mosque after the street where it is located, Azadi köçesi	Minarets of the Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque
The mosque is named after Ertuğrul, the father of Sultan Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire	The marble entranceway to the Azadi Mosque	The Shahada, the Islamic profession of faith	Northeastern façade of the Azadi Mosque
Minaret, pines and blue sky	Entrance leading to the courtyard	Domed arcade around the courtyard	Main dome of the prayer hall, Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque
Courtyard, Azadi Mosque	Tile work over a doorway	One of the 16 domes around the arcade	Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat
Courtyard of the Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque	Arabic calligraphy on tradition-style blue tiles	Entrance to the main prayer hall	Inscription with the date 1418 A.H. (1998)
Inside the main prayer hall of the Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque	I find the interior of this mosque nicer than the Blue Mosque its clutter of cables	Carpet of the Azadi Mosque, Ashgabat	Main dome, Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque
UZTM11 1756.jpg	UZTM11 1757.jpg	Stained glass window, Azadi Mosque	A pavilion inside the main prayer hall
Upper level windows	Stained glass windows, Azadi Mosque	The niche with the mihrab, Azadi Mosque	The mihrab indicating the qibla (direction of Mecca)
Dome of the Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque	Stained glass window, Ashgabat	Pulpit of the Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque	Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque	Exterior of the Azadi Mosque	Southeastern entrance, Azadi Mosque	UZTM11 1771.jpg
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat	Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat	Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat	Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat