Selimiye Mosque
Also known as Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex, Mosquee Selimiye, Mosquée Selimiye à Edirne, Selimiye Camii, Selimiye Mosque
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
2011
Area
3 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Selimiye Mosque is in Edirne. The nearest other World Heritage site is Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Edirne · about 126,000 peopleat the site
- Kırklareli · about 58,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Lüleburgaz · about 91,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Khaskovo · about 80,000 peopleabout 90 km west
- Alexandroupoli · about 53,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Tekirdağ · about 122,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BulgariaCultural142 km away
BulgariaCultural145 km away
BulgariaCultural184 km away
TürkiyeCultural193 km away
GreeceCultural204 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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