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First Prayers Held At Reconverted Hagia Sophia Mosque After Status Change

People seen outside the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque following the opening event on July 24, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul's Hagia Sophia hosted Muslim Friday prayers for the first time in 86 years after being reconverted from a museum into a mosque. The Hagia Sophia was built 1,500 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral, but was first converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest, then into a museum. (Photo by Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#5877184
Date Taken	24 July 2020
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Photographer	Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto

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