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The Belenardıç Mosque, located in the Belenardıç Neighborhood of Pamukkale District in Denizli, is one of the notable examples of 19th-century Ottoman provincial architecture. Its inscription states that it was built in 1884 by Halil Ağa. The structure, one of fifteen painted mosques in the region, features a near-square rectangular plan, a wooden ceiling, ink drawings executed with root dye, and original architectural elements, carrying both religious and cultural heritage value. It was officia

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