The Grand Mosque of Mardin

The Grand Mosque which is the symbol of the city of Mardin is the most important and oldest temple in Mardin

The earliest inscription of the Grand Mosque in Mardin, one of the oldest mosques in Anatolia, the possession of which belongs to Malik Saleh Kudbat Foundation (Cami-i Kebir Foundation), dates back to the 11th century. The mosque bears sixteen inscriptions in total having characters from the Seljuk, Artuqid, Aq Qoyunlu and Ottoman periods.

While the mosque had two minarets, only the eastern minaret is extant at present. The minaret was built during Artuqid, in 1176. It was renovated in the reing of Abdulhamid the Second, in 1889.

The most comprehensive restoration of the construction in Republic era is the one undertaken by the Directorate General of Foundations between 2010-2012.

It is one of the architectural examples of the Artuqid Period, is the symbol of Mardin with its slice shape dome and minaret. According to the records, initially it was built with two minarets. The inscription on the only existing minaret of the mosque points the date of construction as 1176, but today's minaret was built in 1888/1889 in a contemperary style.