Liberation Mosque, Gaziantep

Name: Liberation Mosque
Address: Tepebaşı Mh. Cami Sk., Gaziantep, Turkey

#5 among attractions in Gaziantep

Top attraction, Mosque, Historical place, Church

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Liberation Mosque, formerly the St Mary's Church Cathedral or Holy Mother of God Church, is located in the Tepebaşı district of Gaziantep in Turkey. It was built as an Armenian church, but, after the Armenian genocide, it was converted into a storage building and later, it was converted into a jail. Sarkis Balyan, the Ottoman-Armenian architect of Sultan Abdulhamid II, designed the church. Construction started in 1892, undertaken by the stonemason Sarkis Taşçıyan. The church was part of a complex which also contained a school and the administrative buildings of the dioceses of the kaza of Antep. ()

Local name: Kurtuluş Camii Coordinates: 37°3'37"N, 37°22'31"E

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Tepebaşı Mh. Cami Sk.Gaziantep Turkey

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Liberation Mosque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sanko Park, Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep Castle, Boyacı Mosque.

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Which popular attractions are close to Liberation Mosque?

Nearby attractions include Gaziantep Synagogue, Gaziantep (12 min walk), Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology, Gaziantep (12 min walk), Cuisine Museum, Gaziantep (13 min walk), Şirvani Mosque, Gaziantep (14 min walk).

How to get to Liberation Mosque by public transport?

The nearest stations to Liberation Mosque:

Bus

Gaziantep Kilis Otobüs Terminali (11 min walk)

Train

Gaziantep (25 min walk)