Over 1.5 mln visit Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia after its re--opening as a mosque
Published 03 Oct,2020 via Hürriyet Daily News - More than 1.5 million people have visited the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque since the July re-opening of the historic Istanbul building for Muslim prayers after serving 86 years as a museum.
Istanbul Mufti Mehmet Emin Maşalı told Anadolu Agency that over 1.5 million people had visited Hagia Sophia after its re-opening as a mosque.
“The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is visited by 15,000 visitors on weekdays and 25,000 to 30,000 on Fridays and weekends,” Maşalı said.
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