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Name Images City Year Remarks Agha Cafer Pasha Mosque: Kyrenia: 1580s Akkavuk Mosque: Nicosia (North) 1904 It is on the site of a smaller mosque from 1895. Akkule Mosque: Famagusta: 1618 Cami-i Kebir, The Great Mosque: Limassol: 1825
Selimiye Mosque historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Roman Catholic cathedral converted into a mosque, located in North Nicosia. It has historically been the main mosque of the city. The Selimiye Mosque is housed in the largest and oldest surviving Gothic church in Cyprus (interior dimensions: 66 X 21 ...
It has historically been the main mosque on the island of Cyprus. The Selimiye Mosque is housed in the largest and oldest surviving Gothic church in Cyprus (interior dimensions: 66 X 21 m) possibly constructed on the site of an earlier Byzantine church. In total, the mosque has a capacity to hold 2500 worshipers with 1,750 m 2 (18,800 sq ft ...
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These devotional spaces exist throughout the territory of Cyprus, imposing with their tall minarets. Some of the most important mosques: Hala Sultan Tekke: Hala Sultan Tekke is a Muslim mosque located 5 km from Larnaka. It was built in 1787 to be rebuilt in 1816 in honor of Umm Haram. The mosque is one of the most important places of worship of ...
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque – The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque was previously a Latin cathedral with an exquisite Gothic architectural design and origins dating back to the Middle Ages, then it was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman Turks in 1571 AD (after the Ottoman invasion of Cyprus), and its most important feature is the minaret that ...
The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Lala Mustafa Paşa Camii), originally known as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and later as the Saint Sophia (Ayasofya) Mosque of Mağusa, is the largest medieval building in Famagusta, Cyprus. Built between 1298 and c. 1400, it was consecrated as a Catholic cathedral in 1328.
The Great Mosque – Djami Kepir is the most significant in the town of Limassol, which hosts another two mosques. “Cami-i Kebir mosque was built by Mestan Agha a few years earlier than the one in Larnaca (1829-30).
