[10]: 89  There is a gentle slope uphill as it runs southeast to the main town square, which is where the high school is located.

[10]: 89  The historic Elti Hatun mosque and türbe are located further north, along with the old Armenian church of Surb Hakop.

[10]: 89 Historically, Mazgirt was the start point of a route that led to Pülümür through wooded valleys and hills, thus connecting the Dersim region with the upper reaches of the Euphrates while bypassing the narrow Kutu Dere upstream from Tunceli.

[10]: 87–9, 148 Historically a market town, Mazgirt was an important fortified settlement during the period of Arab rule (7th to 10th centuries).

[10]: 90  There is a çeşme or fountain outside the entrance hall on the north; inside the building on the same wall is a niche where water was also piped in.

[10]: 90  These were designed for worshippers to perform the ghusl washing required before prayer; the fountain outside would have been used mostly during summer while the one inside would have been used during winter.

[10]: 89  The masonry that survives is mostly the same dark reddish-purple stone as the Elte Hatun mosque and likely date from the same period (mid-13th century).