İznik
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İznik is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 753 km2, and its population 44,236. The town is at the site of the ancient city of Nicaea, from which the modern name derive
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Dikilitaş, Beştaş, İznik 2
Khalili Collection Islamic Art POT 1584
Hagia Sophia, İznik
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Hagia Sophia mosque in İznik in Bursa Province, Turkey, was built as a Byzantine-era basilican church. Converted into the Orhan Mosque after the Ottoman conquest, it was turned into a museum in 1935.
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…Ancient Nicaea was ringed with walls that survive to this day, despite having been pierced in places to accommodate roads. Inside the walls stands the Ayasofya Mosque where the Second Council of Nicaea was held in A.D. 787. The town is famous for the Iznik tiles and pottery. İznik derives from the Ancient Greek name…
A view of the Hagia Sophia of Nicaea after restoration in 2012.
Remains of the Hagia Sophia in 1962 (photo by Paolo Monti)
Front of Hagia Sophia in İznik
Exterior of Hagia Sophia in İznik