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The Great
Mosque is one of the oldest in Erzurum. According to a currently non
present inscription, it was huilt by Nasuriddin Muhummet, a Saltuqian
Emir, in 1179 It is composed of seven platforms perpendicular to niche
and has a size of 54x41 meters. The front part of the niche is covered
with a limber dome. The middle platform has a wider and different
covering. There are plain geometric ornament on and aivund the niche.
There are five gates, three of which are In the north and two in the
east. Built with cut stones, the mosque's minaret is sealed on the north
west corner and the mosque was restored in different periods.
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