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The Akköy Upper Mosque, located in the Akköy Neighborhood of the Pamukkale District in Denizli, constitutes an important example among the late-period rural mosques of the Ottoman State in terms of its architectural features, decorative program, and construction technique. An Ottoman Turkish inscription inside the dome bears the date 1327 AH (1909–1910 CE), which is believed to refer not to the mosque’s original construction but to subsequent restoration and decoration works. Based on its decora