| Akşehir Grand Mosque | |
|---|---|
Akşehir Ulucami | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Akşehir |
| Province | Konya Province |
| Region | Central Anatolia |
| Rite | Sunni Islam |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Dudukadın Street,Akşehir |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Coordinates | 38°21′22″N31°24′42″E / 38.35611°N 31.41167°E /38.35611; 31.41167 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Groundbreaking | 1213 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Width | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Minaret | 1 |
Akşehir Grand Mosque (Turkish:Akşehir Ulucami) is a historical mosque inAkşehir,Turkey.
The mosque is in Akşehirilçe (district) ofKonya Province at38°21′22″N31°24′42″E / 38.35611°N 31.41167°E /38.35611; 31.41167 on Dudukadın Street.[1] It facesAkşehir Museum.
The exact date of construction is not known, though according to the inscription on the minaret base, it must be in 1213 or earlier.[2] The commissioner of the minaret was Ebu Said İbrahim. This date coincides with the reign ofKaykaus I (r. 1211–1220) in theSultanate of Rum. During the reign ofKayqubad I (r. 1220–1237) of Seljuıks the mosque was enlarged.The ceramic-tiledmihrab was added later, probably in the 15th century, while both the water fountain on the north wall and theshadirvan in the yard were added in the 19th century during theOttoman Empire. According to the inscription of the fountain it was commissioned by Yaralı Yusuf ofCihanbeyli in 1811.[3]
The rectangular ground area of the mosque including the yard and excluding the minaret is about 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft). The ground area of the minaret located at the north east is 4.8 m2 (52 sq ft). Cut stone and rubble stone was used in the construction of the mosque.[3]
