Ala Mosque

Ala Mosque
Ala Camii
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Municipality	Kadirli
State	Osmaniye
Country	Turkey
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates	37°22′23″N 36°06′10″E / 37.3731°N 36.1028°E / 37.3731; 36.1028
Architecture
Type	mosque
Date established	1489
Completed	5th century
Specifications
Length	33 m
Width	19.5 m
Minaret(s)	1

Ala Mosque (Turkish: Ala Camisi) is a historical mosque in Kadirli, Osmaniye Province, Turkey.

Ala Mosque is in Kadirli ilçe (district) of Osmaniye Province. There is a Roman necropolis to the east of the mosque.^[1]

It was a Byzantine church and monastery built in the 5th century. After the city was captured by Kasım Bey of Dulkadirids in 1489, it was converted into a mosque and a madrasa. A mimbar and a minaret were added by the Dulkarids.^[2] It was initially named Alaüddevle Mescit after Kasım Bey's father Alaüddevle Bozkurt.^[3] Later, the name was shortened to "Ala". During the 19th century, Ala Mosque was used as an Ottoman Army depot, and after 1865 it was restored as a mosque. In 1924, during the Turkish Republic era, it was abandoned.^[2] Beginning by 2012, the building underwent a restoration.^[1] Which was finished in July 2020.^[4]

According to Richard Batliss, the dimensions of the original building was 33 m × 19.5 m (108 ft × 64 ft).

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