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 |
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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 |
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Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat |
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat |
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat |
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, Ashgabat |