An aerial view of Citadel of Arbil in January 2008 shows the Great Mosque at the center. The Great Mosque is considered to be the oldest mosque in Arbil. It is also known as the White Mosque, Citadel Mosque, or Mulla Effendi Mosque.
The Great Mosque (or Mulla Effendi Mosque) at the heart of Erbil Citadel
Piramerd's "On the death of Mulla Effendi"
Citadel of Erbil
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The Citadel of Erbil, locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 2
Mulla Effendi
…Islamic scholars who settled in Erbil in the 16th century. He spent most of their life learning and teaching Islamic studies at the Great Mosque at the Citadel of Erbil. His family was well known for their piety and learning and influential throughout Kurdistan for a hundred years before him. After being educated at…
Aerial view of the Erbil citadel
Fifteenth-century depiction of the siege of Erbil by the Mongols in 1258
This central straight way was made after demolishing some houses. The Ahmadi (northern) Gate appears in the background while the dome of the hammam (public bath) is on the right
Houses on top of the citadel with the main north–south thoroughfare in the centre