Turkey officially inaugurates the country's largest mosque to date
Four of them are 107.1 metres tall, a tribute to the Seljuk Turks' victory in eastern Turkey at Manzikert in 1071 against the Byzantine army, which opened Anatolia to Turkish settlement.
Its central dome hangs 72 metres above the ground, representing the 72 nations living in the city. The second dome – with a diameter of 34 metres – represents Istanbul's official license number. Sixteen names of Allah are inscribed on the inner walls of the dome, symbolising the number of states founded by Turks throughout history.
A three-piece finial sits on the main dome, weighing 4.5 tons and at a height of 7.77 metres and is the largest of its kind. On the mosque floor, a specially designed 17,000-square-metre hand-woven carpet has been rolled out upon which sits the 21-metre
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