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Cascoly Travel: Turkey -
Eyup
Last revised: 15 Apr 2010
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| Originally built by Fatih in 1458, this is the holiest Muslim shrine in Istanbul. The shrine is famous as the burial place of Eyup Ensari, the standard bearer of the Prophet Mohammed. Eyup was said to be one of the leaders of the Arab siege of Constantinople in 674-78. According to tradition he was killed in the battle and buried outside the city walls. The current mosque dates from the 18th c. |
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