Mosque· Altındağ, Ankara

Balaban Camii

Balaban Camii is a mosque in Altındağ, Ankara; On the left as you descend to Bentderesi, the masjid stands on a sloping plot; it has no inscription and its endowment deed is unknown.

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Source: Kültür Envanteri · Wikidata This information is compiled from the sources shown.

On the left as you descend to Bentderesi, the masjid stands on a sloping plot; it has no inscription and its endowment deed is unknown. Based on its mihrab, it is thought to have been built in the 15th century. Built of adobe, it is a small neighbourhood masjid. The elongated, rectangular-plan building is covered by a tile-clad roof and has a short minaret on its roof. The damp-course section of the perimeter walls is of stone and the upper part of adobe, supported between them by wooden tie beams. The prayer hall is covered by a renovated wooden ceiling. The masjid's partly renovated plaster mihrab dates to the 14th and 15th...

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