Experts' Choice Award Eyup Sultan Mosque
7 expert reviews
“This important complex marks the supposed burial place of Ebu Eyüp el-Ensari, a friend of the Prophet's who fell in battle outside the walls of Constantinople.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "Muslim pilgrims from all over the world make their way to the brightly colored, tile-covered tomb of Eyüp Ensari (Ayyub al-Ansari)." Full review
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It's best to avoid visiting at prayer times.
Travel + Leisure "Beyond the ancient city walls on the south bank of the Golden Horn, this stately mosque—one of Istanbul’s most sacred Muslim sites—is flanked by massive cemeteries." Full review
Let's Go "Even if you’re not particularly interested in foreskin theft, marriage, or pilgrimage, this outlying mosque is worth visiting, if only to see how a real mosque is done when there are no lines." Full review
Afar Magazine "Towards the end of the Golden Horn lies an Islamic sacred site and one of the city’s most romantic lookouts." Full review
Fodor's "Muslim pilgrims from all over the world make their way to the brightly colored, tile-covered tomb of Eyüp Ensari (Ayyub al-Ansari)... at this mosque complex on the Golden Horn." Full review
Frommer's "The holiest site in Istanbul as well as one of the most sacred places in the Islamic world." Full review
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