Fethiye Mosque (Kars)
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Fethiye Mosque (Kars) is a historic former Russian Orthodox church in the city of Kars, Turkey, later converted into a mosque and noted for its distinctive Russian architectural style.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former church
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mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
Russian-style façade
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orthodox church layout adapted for Islamic worship ⓘ prominent central dome ⓘ tall windows typical of Russian churches ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Russian
ⓘ
Russian Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRole | one of the notable mosques of Kars ⓘ |
| conversion | converted from Russian Orthodox church to mosque ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of church-to-mosque conversion in Anatolia
ⓘ
represents multi-layered religious history of Kars ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| facing | qibla ⓘ |
| formerName | Russian Orthodox Church (Kars) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerReligion | Russian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | yes ⓘ |
| heritage |
Ottoman heritage in Kars
ⓘ
Russian imperial heritage in Kars ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a historic structure locally ⓘ |
| languageContext | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Anatolia Region
NERFINISHED
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Kars NERFINISHED ⓘ Kars Province NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Kars NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Kars ⓘ northeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near | other Russian-era buildings in Kars ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a symbol of changing sovereignty in Kars
ⓘ
conversion from church to mosque ⓘ distinctive Russian architectural style ⓘ |
| regionHistory | area was under Russian rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationAfterConversion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationBeforeConversion | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
visited by domestic tourists
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visited by foreign tourists ⓘ |
| usedAs |
church
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.