Behramşah Mosque

Behramşah Mosque (Turkish: Behramşah Camii) is a 12th-century built mosque in Şebinkarahisar, Giresun Province, Turkey.

Behramşah Mosque is located in Avutmuş neighborhood of Şebinkarahisar district of Giresun Province, norther Turkey.

Fahreddin Behram Shah (r. 1162–1225), the ruler of Anatolian beylik Mengujekids, built a castle near Şebinkarahisar in 1184 after he conquered the region. He ordered his son Muzafferüddin Muhammed to build a mosque in the town before he returned to his capital Erzincan. No inscription about the building date of the mosque exists. Scientists from Giresun University date the building of the mosque to 1184.

Şebinkarahisar has been affected by large earthquakes in the past. The mosques in Şebinkarahisar have been demolished many times for various reasons and rebuilt. Behramşah Mosque was destroyed in the 16th century, and was rebuilt according to the plan tradition of its time consisting of a single-domed prayer hall and three-domed narthex. It is the oldest mosque in the region. It was damaged again during the 1939 earthquake, and was restored.

The building has a nearly square plan with dimensions 11.47 m × 12...