Alemdağ Vakıf Mosque
- Changes after its construction:
- In 1930, the empty church was converted into a mosque.
- Restored by the efforts of local people in 2005. It also underwent extensive restoration in the early 2000s.
- Prominent Features:
- Before World War I (1914-1918), it was known as the Alemdağ Surp Nişan Armenian Church.
- It is a rectangular, centrally planned building with a single minaret.
- The roof is covered with a hipped roof covered with bricks on the outside and a barrel vault (a roof covered with a half-cylinder shape) on the inside.
- On the west side of the Harim are the main entrance and the women’s gallery.
- The window openings on the main walls of the building provide light to the Harim.
- It is considered a fine example of “devshirme” mosque (structures converted from churches into mosques) architecture.
