Alaettin Mosque

The Alaettin Mosque (Alaettin Camii), located in the Alaettin Tepesi hill (Aladdin's Hill) in the city center is the oldest mosque of Konya dating back to the 13th century and one of the best examples of Seljuck architecture in Turkey.

The mosque was constructed with marble columns belonging to the Roman and Byzantine periods. In its courtyard there are tombs of many Seljuk sultans including the tomb of Alaettin Keykubad I, the Seljuck Sultan of Rum who built the mosque.

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