Andızlı Camii

About Andızlı Camii

Andızlı Camii is a Seljuk-period mosque on Helvacı Caddesi in Tophane Mahallesi, Alanya, named after the andız tree that grows beside it. The Ministry of National Education venue guide states that it was built in 1277 by Emir Bedrüddin, in the time of Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev, and that it keeps the original architectural features of the Seljuk period. It is built of cut stone and has a low minaret and a carved wooden minbar. The courtyard, the entrance door, three inscriptions and part of the minaret have survived, along with a repair inscription dated 1725. In front of the building, partly beneath the porch, lies a large Seljuk cistern, and further down the road is an old well known as the Arap Kuyusu.