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Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii
Kiğili Mosque, built in 1694-1695, is a historical mosque that largely preserves its original features. It belongs to the category of single-domed mosques.
Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii and 6 places around it
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Highlights
- Historic sites
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Suggested visit:30 minutes
Kığılı (Pazar) Mosque: According to the construction inscription placed on the pediment of the window on the eastern façade, it was built in 1106H./1694–95AD. The patron was Hacı Hasan. The mosque, which has survived to the present day with some repairs, has largely preserved its original character and continues to function. It belongs to the class of single-domed mosques. It measures approximately 15x17 meters externally and consists of the prayer hall and the single-balcony minaret at the northeast corner. The mosque was built on sloping terrain in an east-west direction. Finely cut yellowish trachyte stone was used on the façade walls, the dome drum, the minaret and the mihrab; marble material was used for the arches, lintels and jambs of the main entrance and windows, and the dome was covered with lead.
Clean workmanship is noticeable throughout. The prayer hall is covered with a semi-dome 12 meters in diameter, reached from the corners by squinches. The interior is illuminated by a total of eleven windows: one on the east wall, two on each of the other walls, and four on the dome drum. Decorations in the structure can be seen on the main entrance, the windows, the birdhouse on the eastern façade, and the mihrab. Apart from the construction inscription, there are also various inscriptions on the mihrab, door and windows in the mosque.
Source: obtained on 21.07.2014 from http://www.nigdekulturturizm.gov.tr/TR,74357/camiler.html.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026
Location and surroundings
Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii sits within Niğde (merkez), Niğde. The toroti catalogue holds 46 described stops across Niğde, 31 of them in Niğde (merkez).
The nearest stop is Darü'z Zikr Mescidi, 70 m to the southwest. Another 6 catalogued points lie within a 30 km radius.
The Ankara – Mersin route passes 3 km away, so this works as a stop along the drive.
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Frequently asked
- What is Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii?
- Kiğili Mosque, built in 1694-1695, is a historical mosque that largely preserves its original features. It belongs to the category of single-domed mosques.
- Where is Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii?
- Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii is in Niğde (merkez), Niğde.
- How long does it take to visit Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii?
- The suggested visit time for Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii is about 30 minutes.
- What else is there to see near Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii?
- toroti’s catalogue holds other destinations within 30 km of Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii; the closest are Darü'z Zikr Mescidi, Hanim Cami, Cullaz Sokak.
- Is Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii on the way anywhere, and which route?
- Kiğili Cami / Pazar Camii lies 3 km from the Ankara – Mersin route, close enough to add to that drive with a short detour.