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Turkey: The church with a mosque upstairs!
25.12.2005
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HATAY Dec. 24 (DIHA) - In Yogunoluk village of
Samandag, Hatay, a mosque of tile roof was built
upon the remains of a historical church from Roman
Empire.
The church that remained from the time of Roman
Empire was restored for use in 1896 after the
settlement of the Armenian.
It was not used any more after 1939 when they left
the region and it was transformed into a mosque in
1940 by the Muslim settlers. The village Principal
Mehmet Karaca said that they covered its roof with
tiles without spoiling the original shape and that
the mosque was restored in 1961 with concrete.
Karaca said that the pillars, the baptism tub, the
confession cabin, priest chair and the lodge were
strong and that it could be used by the Armenian too
if restored.
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