UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Arabic calligraphy enscribed into UNESCO heritage list
The fluidity of Arabic script offers infinite possibilities, even within a single word, as letters can be stretched and transformed in numerous ways to create different motifs.
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Qutb Minar, a long-standing example of Indo-Islamic architecture
Qutb Minar stands at a height of 72.5 meters (238 feet) and was constructed as a minaret, a tower-like structure typically part of mosques and generally used for the Muslim call to prayer..
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Excavation underway around Anatolia's first Turkish mosque
It was built by Ebu'l Manuçehr Bey, after Seljuk Sultan Alparslan won the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. Situated near the middle of two deep bottlenecks of the Arpaçay River on the Turkish-Armenian border, Ani Ruins is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Muslim leaders praise Ankara's decision on Hagia Sophia Mosque
In letters and phone calls to Ali Erbaş, the head of Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), the leaders thanked President Erdoğan and hailed the reopening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque, said a Diyanet statement.
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Islamic prayers to be held at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, Erdoğan says
At the Hagia Sophia on Friday, the Conquest Sura, a section of the Koran, will be recited and prayers will be held as part of a celebration organised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Erdoğan said in a statement.