Istanbul

Aya Sofia Mosque
A major historical imperial mosque in Ottoman Istanbul, originally constructed as a church and later converted into a museum and back into a mosque.
Istanbul
Capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453-1923 and largest city of the Turkish Republic, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople.

Dictionary of Islam

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