Eski Malatya Attractions

The Ulu Cami, which is partly buried, was built in 1247 by Hüsrev on the foundations of an older seventh century mosque. The latter was destroyed by the Byzantines and then rebuilt in 765 by Al-Mansur. To reach the rear of the mosque pass through the galleried inner courtyard and the divan decorated with glazed tiles into the domed prayer room. The Yeni Cami (1307) like the Ulu Cami dates from Seljuk times. In the northeast of the town stands the Mustafa Pasa Hani, a well-preserved Ottoman caravanserai. It was founded by Mustafa Pasa one of the Ottoman Murat IV's generals between 1623 and 1640.