A route past the tombs and historic mosques on your way

Heading somewhere? See the tombs, resting places of the Prophet’s Companions and historic mosques along your way, pick the ones worth a short detour, and send the quickest route to Google Maps. Free, no sign-up.

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• Tomb of Eyüp Sultan · Tomb
  Tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Companion of the Prophet; the most visited shrine in Istanbul.
• Eyüp Sultan Mosque · Historic mosque
  The first imperial mosque Mehmed the Conqueror built after the conquest (1458); the present building dates from Selim III’s reign.
• Fatih Mosque · Historic mosque
  Mosque of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror’s complex (1470); rebuilt after the 1766 earthquake.
• Tomb of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror · Tomb
  Tomb of Sultan Mehmed II, conqueror of Istanbul; in the graveyard of Fatih Mosque.
• Tomb of Emir Ahmet Buhari (k.s.) · Tomb
  Naqshbandi Sufi born in Bukhara (d. 1516). He came from Samarkand to Anatolia, then Istanbul; his lodge in Fatih spread the order across Ottoman lands.
• Kariye Mosque (Chora) · Historic mosque
  In Edirnekapı; once the church of the Byzantine Chora Monastery, a mosque since 1511. Famed for 14th-century mosaics and frescoes; reopened in 2024.
• Tomb of Abu Shayba al-Khudri · Tomb
  Beneath the city walls in Ayvansaray; tomb of Abu Shayba al-Khudri, a Companion who joined the siege of Constantinople.
• Tomb of Sheikh Ebu’l Vefa · Tomb
  Tomb of the Zeyni sheikh Ebu’l Vefa, who gave the Vefa district its name; next to Sheikh Vefa Mosque.
• Valide-i Cedid Mosque · Historic mosque
  In Üsküdar; built by Ahmed III for his mother, Gülnuş Emetullah Sultan (1710).
• Tomb of Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi · Tomb
  In Üsküdar; tomb of Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi (d. 1628), founder of the Jelveti order and sheikh of Sultan Ahmed I.
• Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque · Historic mosque
  Mosque of the complex Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi founded in Üsküdar (1595); his tomb stands right beside it.