Menucihr Mosque

Menûçihr Camii
The first mosque built in Anatolia (modern day Turkey)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceKars
Location
LocationKars Province
Shown within Turkey
Coordinates40°30′36″N 43°34′12″E / 40.51000°N 43.57000°E / 40.51000; 43.57000
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic Architecture
Groundbreaking1072
Completed1086
Minaret1

Menucihr Mosque, also Manučehr Mosque (Kurdish: Mizgefta Menûçêhr) is a mosque in the medieval city of Ani in Kars Province, Turkey. It was built between 1072 and 1086 by Manuchihr ibn Shavur of the Kurdish Shaddadid dynasty. The restoration of the mosque started in June 2020.

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