This mosque is actually a former Byzantine church, transformed into a mosque in the 13th century. Viewer Ibrahim Turan provided me with the proper name and spelling. "Habib" meant "beloved" and "neccar" means "carpenter." Habib-i Neccar (we don't know his real name) was killed by pagans while he was trying to protect two messengers sent to Antioch by Prophet Jesus.

The mosque had a minaret added in the 17th century.

The slide started life as "Ulu Camii" which was wrong. If you find I make mistakes, please add a comment to the picture, I will find it in due course and change the text or leave the comment, whatever seems most appropriate. I have been known to correct correctors, so you'd better be sure.

In 2018 I scanned many slides anew, and edited them again. I put this one in the place of a poorer earlier one.