Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque
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The Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque is an old Ottoman
mosque
located near the Eyüp Sultan Mosque
in the Eyüp
district of Istanbul
, Turkey
. It was built by Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan for Vizier Zal Mahmud Pasha. The exact construction date is unknown. The complex also includes the türbe
(tomb) of Zal Mahmud Pasha and his wife Esma Sultan.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
located near the Eyüp Sultan Mosque
Eyüp Sultan Mosque
The Eyüp Sultan Mosque is situated in the district of Eyüp on the European side of Istanbul, near the Golden Horn, outside the Walls of Constantinople...
in the Eyüp
Eyüp
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district of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It was built by Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan for Vizier Zal Mahmud Pasha. The exact construction date is unknown. The complex also includes the türbe
Turbe
Türbe is the Turkish word for "tomb", and for the characteristic mausoleums, often relatively small, of Ottoman royalty and notables. It is related to the Arabic turba, which can also mean a mausoleum, but more often a funerary complex, or a plot in a cemetery.-Characteristics:A typical türbe...
(tomb) of Zal Mahmud Pasha and his wife Esma Sultan.