Located in the Reşatbey District of Adana, south of the Central Park and on the west bank of the Seyhan River, the mosque was opened in 1998. It has a main dome with a diameter of 32 meters. The project architect of the mosque is Necip Dinç. The mosque, which has a capacity of 20 thousand people (28 thousand people by arranging the open area), is spread over an area of 6 thousand 600 square meters, including the narthex.
It was built in the classical Ottoman architectural style and sits on nine elephant legs. It is similar to the Sultan Ahmet Mosque in general appearance and to the Selimiye Mosque in terms of plan and interior. It has four half-domes, five domes and six minarets; These correspond to the four caliphs and four sects, the five pillars of Islam and the six pillars of faith. The main dome with a diameter of 32 meters corresponds to 32 prayers, the 28 domes in the courtyard correspond to the 28 prophets mentioned in the Holy Quran, the 40 windows in the main dome correspond to the age when Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) became a prophet and the 40 rakats of prayer, the 6 minarets of 99 meters correspond to the 99 beautiful names of Allah.
The foundation of the mosque was laid on December 13, 1988. The 65 thousand square meter land was transferred to the Turkish Religious Foundation by Adana Metropolitan Municipality; 50 percent of the mosque was completed with public donations. The remaining part was covered by Hacı Sabancı and the Sabancı family after his death, so its name, which was initially thought to be the Central Mosque, became Sabancı Central Mosque.
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Source: Adana Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate
