The astronomical orientation of the historical Grand mosques in Anatolia (Turkey) (Q1789090)
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The astronomical orientation of the historical Grand mosques in Anatolia (Turkey) (English)
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9 October 2018
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This is a very informative study about the various methods of determining the \textit{Qibla} orientation of a mosque in various times during the past almost 1400 years, culminating with a list of the deviations from the exact \textit{Qibla} in the actual \textit{Qibla} orientations of the Grand mosques orientations in present-day Turkey.
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Qibla orientation
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historical mosques
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Turkey
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