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15-SEP-2006

Harput Alacalı Mosque 9545.jpg

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The Alacalı Mosque, which was built 1203/1204 in the Artuklu period by Huzur Bey, the father of the last leader of the Artukoğulları, Nurettin Artuk Sah. Several periods have left their traces. The minaret is remarkable with its alternating white and black stone.

The inside. The mosque being small (14 x 15 mtrs.) the womens' part is separated by only a curtain.

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