Joshua's Hill

Joshua's Hill (Türkçe. Yuşa Tepesi or Hazreti Yuşa Tepesi), a hill located on the Asian shore of Bosporus in Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey is a shrine containing a mosque and a tomb dedicated to Saint Joshua (Türkçe. Hazreti Yuşa). The sacred place, culminating the height of 180-195 meters above sea level, is also an important landmark for vessels coming from the Black Sea. At the summit of the hill is a terrace with benches for the comfort of pilgrims visiting the mosque and the tomb of Saint Joshua. To the north of the hill, Yoros Castle is situated.

Tomb of Joshua

At the top of the hill, a giant symbolic grave stands, known to the Europeans as the "Giant's Grave". It is believed by the Muslims being the "Tomb of Saint Joshua".

A flat, rectangular earthen rise 17 meters long and 2 meters wide. It is surrounded with a high cast-iron grate, enclosed by means of an iron netting. The point is that the local inhabitants consider the grave miraculous and come here in order to be healed of their illnesses. But, the iron netting prevents the pilgrim to touch the holy ground inside the fence.

The ground is overgrown with thick grass. Several high trees grow. At the opposite end of the grave are two circular cylindrical stones, which are reminiscent of small millstones. In the center of one of them are seen a quadrangular opening and a very noticeable fissure. All this is enclosed by a stone wall, in which two doors and several windows have been made. The pilgrims enter one of the doors, pass around the grave in a circle and exit outside through a second door.

Yuşa Mosque

Yuşa Mosque (Türkçe. Hazreti Yuşa Cami) was built by Grand Vizier Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Pasha in 1755 with an adjacent shrine. This small mosque had stone walls and a split roof structure because it was burnt. The mosque was restored during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz in 1863.

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Poyrazz Can
19 February 2018
Çok manevi bir havası var. Hediyelik eşyalar çok uygun. Manzara mükemmel. Kaktüs çiçeğinin tadı çok güzel ????
Ahmet Calis
12 November 2016
Manevi haz olarak mutlaka gelinmesi gereken bir mekan. Yavuz sultan selim köprü manzarası karşısında bir çay içmenizi tavsiye ederim.
Recep Aydın
22 January 2018
İstanbulun en güzel ilçesinde en güzel manzarasında ve Eyüpten sonra maneviyatı en yüksek mekan...
Sabina Mustafazade
3 May 2019
Polonezköy’e gitmeden önce buraya gelip duamızı edip yola öyle devam ettik. Araçlarla gelip burada duasını eden ve kahvaltısını eden insan sayısı fazlaydı. Adak ve şükür kurbanı satan yerler de vardı.
Serkan Aydın
23 December 2015
Manevi anlamda huzura ulaşmak için İstanbul'da gidilmesi gereken yerlerden biri. Mutlaka görün.
Rabia Y.
30 April 2017
Manzara güzel. Ortam kalabalık ama huzurlu. Kenarda köylülerden alışverişde yapabiliyorsun.
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