Selimiye Mosque, Edirne Selimiye Camii
Edirne, Turkey UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Selimiye Mosque is a historic Ottoman building and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edirne. Commissioned by Selim II and designed by architect Mimar Sinan, the dimension stone structure reaches a height of 71 m and covers an area of 0.025 km2. It was opened in 1574 and is one of the most looked-up sights in Turkey on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The mosque is open daily from 05:30 to 23:30. For weather, July and August are the warmest months, with daily highs of 31 °C. August is the driest month with about 22 mm of rain. The coldest months are January and February, when daily highs are between 8 °C and 9 °C and lows are 0 °C. November is the wettest month, with about 77 mm of rain.
Edirne is 563 km from Ankara. The nearest airports are Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport in Greece, 104 km away, and Burgas Airport in Bulgaria, 127 km away. The mosque can be combined with visits to the Üç Şerefeli Mosque, which is 0.5 km away, or the Grand Synagogue of Edirne, which is located 1.0 km from the site. The mosque is located on Mimar Sinan Cd.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 31 °C. The wettest is November, with about 77 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| Average low, °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Rainfall, mm | 57 | 52 | 55 | 41 | 49 | 39 | 34 | 22 | 35 | 53 | 77 | 72 |
| Rainy days | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
