Kurşunlu Mosque

Kurşunlu Mosque (Kurşunlu Cami), which is an Ottoman period work of 1739 and located in Harput, takes its name from the fact that its domes are covered with lead. It is famous for its ebony tree, originally belonging to the Harput Ulu Mosque, and its pulpit produced by the rare “kundekari” technique (known as the interlocking of small wooden geometric shapes without gluing). There is a huge plane tree in the courtyard of the mosque, which is almost the same age as the Kurşunlu Mosque. Registered as monumental trees and taken under protection, these trees protect the mosque walls with their roots from moisture, hold the dust with their leaves, and offer a cool shady area for the entry and visitors to the mosque to rest.