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Key facts
- Affiliation
- Islam
- Leadership
- Imam(s): , Mehmet Atıcı
- Location
- Ankara , Turkey
- Administration
- Turkish government
- Type
- Mosque
- Established
- Islamic era
- Capacity
- 24,000 worshippers
- Length
- 67 m
- Width
- 64m
- Minaret height
- 88 m (289 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Kocatepe Mosque (Turkish: Kocatepe Camii) is the largest mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kızılay, and its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark that can be seen from almost anywhere in central Ankara.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kocatepe Mosque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.