Nimeullah (Ak) Camii - 1012. Sk. No:17

NİMETULLAH MOSQUE (AK MOSQUE): Nimetullah Mosque is located in Ellisekiz Square in Nimetullah District. It is estimated that it was built by Nimetullah Bey, one of the Sancakbey of Urfa, in the 1500's. According to the records, for the mosque; Hacı Nimetullah bin Asker was in the foundation in 1721, and then Hacı Haydar Ağa in 1755. In an inscription whose date cannot be determined in the mosque, there is the statement: "This old and ruined church was repaired and turned into a mosque" for the building. This inscription called Firuz Bey was probably prepared between 1779-1781. The door at the entrance to the harim part (main place of worship) reflects Classical Ottoman decorations. In the harim part, semi-domes were added to the sides of the main dome, thus enlarging the area. The aim here is to make more congregations worship in the same place. As decoration in the building; The geometric ornaments with octagons in the mihrab niche attract attention. The cylindrical single balcony minaret is important in that it is the longest minaret in Şanlıurfa. The madrasah rooms surrounding the courtyard were built in 1695 by Abbas Ağa. Two of the three graves on the ground in the northern part of the courtyard belong to Ruz Bey (? -1520), son of Nimetullah, and Ali Bey (? -1594), son of Lütfü.