The mosque on Cumhuriyet Caddesi in Erzurum was built in 1645 by Hacı Cafer, son of Ebubekir. Its three domes in front, carried on four columns and open to the front and sides, had been hidden under a sloping roof; the restoration of 2006 brought them back into view.
Inside, a single dome covers the space, resting on squinches at the corners and showing outside as a three-stepped octagonal drum. The building is of cut stone and rubble. It is in the centre, on a walkable stretch of Cumhuriyet Caddesi, and public transport reaches it from most parts of the city.
Getting there
- Access
- On Cumhuriyet Caddesi in the centre; reached on foot or by public transport from most parts of the city.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Erzurum as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -9.1 °C in January to 19.6 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in July and August; rainfall is heaviest in May (73 mm) and lightest in August (18 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
