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Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia to reopen as mosque after 86-year hiatus

Hagia Sophia Mosque is set to reopen on July 24 for worship for the first time in 86 years with Friday prayers.

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It served as a church for 916 years until the conquest of Istanbul, and a mosque from 1453 to 1934-nearly half a millennium-and most recently a museum for 86 years.