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Feel the peace given by religious buildings

Ulu Mosque was built during the period of Seljuk Sultan Alaattin III Keykubat. Subsequent repairs and maintenance have not diminished the art-historical importance of its 1306 pulpit constructed from ebony.

Kale Mosque is within the Corum Castle and dates from the Ottoman Period. On the high windows of west walls, there is an inscription dating from 1217.

Han Mosque (Giilabibey - Omer Neftgi Mosque) was built in the Early Ottoman Period and was repaired in 1579. Visitors are still impressed by its architectural style.

Hidirlik Mosque, Tomb and Monuments were built in memory of the standard-bearer to the Prophet Suheybi Rumi. The new mosque was built in 1889 in the place of the old one on the same site. There are monuments in the tomb inside the mosque.

Iskilip Seyh Muhiddin Yavsi Mosque was built in the middle of sixteenth century during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Lawgiver. It is part of a complex comprising mosque, bridge, bazaar, school and inn.

Mecitozii Elvancelebi Convent and Tomb is typical of Turkish design with its middle dome and sidepieces. The mosque part is constructed from wood and earth and dates from 1555. After Turkish art was influenced by baroque it took on the appearance it has today with the ceiling covered during its repair in 1750. It has pew style seats on thin wooden columns and baroque profile arches.Inscriptions on the arch and ceiling date to the end of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century.

Osmancik Soup-Kitchen Mosque was built as a soup-kitchen in 1431 reflecting the plan of the mosque and a convent with characteristic structures of Early Ottoman Period.

Hiiseyin Gazi Tomb in the historical Hiiseyin Gazi Complex has a wooden gate with circular arch and a stone frame with decorations. There is a monument inside the tomb. The complex was built in 1469 for Evliya ?elebi and comprises a mosque, dining room, guest-house and lead-covered tomb.

Koyunbaba Tomb is exhibited in the Corum Museum on account of its art-historical importance due to its two-winged richly carved wooden entrance.