Hagia | MCQs

Explanation

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship on July 10, 2020.

officially the Hagia Sophia Mosque is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

Beginning date:  346

Completion date: 360

Dedicated date: 15 February 360

Restored date: 415 

23 February 532–27 February 537

1847–1849

2002–2006

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Dedicated to:

The Holy Wisdom,

a reference to the second person of the Trinity, 

Explanation

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship on July 10, 2020.

Explanation

Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul, Turkiye.

Hagia Sophia is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

It was completed in AD 537.

The site was a Greek Orthodox church

In 2020, the site once again became a mosque.

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Explanation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 24, 2020 led the first prayers in Hagia Sophia since the iconic Istanbul cathedral was converted back into a mosque.

Explanation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on has recently ordered another ancient Orthodox church,

which became a mosque and then a popular Istanbul museum, to be turned back into a mosque.