List of mosques in Cyprus

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This is a list of mosques in Cyprus.

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List of mosques

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Name Images City Year
(CE) 		Group Remarks
Selimiye Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		1570 Su Originally known as the 'Saint Sophia Cathedral', the French Lusignan dynasty constructed it between 1209 and 1228.
Haydar Pasha Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		1570 Su Built during the 14th century as St. Catherine's church,[1] it was converted in to a mosque in 1570, during the Ottoman era.[2]
Bayraktar Mosque Nicosia
(South) 		1571 Su The first mosque built by the Ottomans after the conquest of Nicosia
Arab Ahmet Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		1571 Su [3]
New Mosque
(Yeni Cami) 		Nicosia
(North) 		1571 Originally a 14th-century church, it was converted into a mosque in 1571.
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque Famagusta 1571 Originally known as the 'Saint Nicolas Cathedral', the French Lusignan dynasty constructed it between 1298 and 1312; converted to a mosque in 1571.
Ömeriye Mosque Nicosia
(South) 		1571-1572 First site of prayer by Turks on island of Cyprus following its conquest in 1571.
Agha Cafer Pasha Mosque Kyrenia 1580s
Akkule Mosque Famagusta 1618
Kazaphana Mosque Kyrenia 17th century
Iplik Pazari Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		18th century
Dükkanlar Önü Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		c. 18th century Su Converted in to a mosque during the Ottoman era
Hala Sultan Tekke Larnaca 1816-1817 Su Fourth holiest site in Islam; affiliated with Sufism
Sarayönü Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		1820
Cami-i Kebir, The Great Mosque Limassol 1825 Built by Mestan Agha, beside an ancient graveyard containing the graves of two Turkish notables, Mehmet Efendi, who died in 1758, and the Admiral of the Fleet, Souleyman Pasha, who died in 1715. Currently closed by the Cypriot government for renovation and reopening in June 2020; although no changes have been made other than the total removal of all Islamic artefacts and books.
Turunçlu Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		1825 Su
Taht-el-kale Mosque Nicosia
(South) 		1826 [4]
Laleli Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		1827 Su
Ziya Pasha Mosque Dali 1837
Akkavuk Mosque Nicosia
(North) 		1904 Su Built on the site of a smaller mosque from 1895.
Araplar Mosque Nicosia
(South)
Hamit Bey Sokagi Larnaca Located in a disrepaired / abandoned state at the corner of Athansiou Karydi and Andrea Strouthidi Street, as shown on some maps.[5]
Kebir Mosque Limassol "The Grand Mosque"
Nöbethane Masjid Nicosia
Osman Fazil Polat Pasha Mosque Famagusta
Peristerona Mosque Peristerona Featured on the five-pound Cypriot banknote
Piri Osman Pasha Mosque Lefka
Tabakhane Masjid Nicosia
Tophane Masjid Nicosia A former mosque[6][7]

Legend

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Group / Tradition Abbreviation
Ahmadiyya A
Non-denominational ND
Shia Islam SH
Sunni Islam Su

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Haydarpasha Mosque (St Catherine's Church)". Cypnet. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Gürkan, Haşmet Muzaffer. Dünkü ve Bugünkü Lefkoşa (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Galeri Kültür. pp. 128–132. ISBN 9963660037.
  3. ^ The Arabahmet Mosque, Nicosia, Cyprus
  4. ^ Salvator, Louis (1881). Levkosia: The Capital Of Cyprus. p. 34.
  5. ^ Road & Tourist Map of Larnaka. SELAS LTD. ISBN 978-9963-566-92-1.
  6. ^ Coexistence in the Disappeared Mixed Neighbourhoods of Nicosia by Ahmet An (Paper read at the conference: Nicosia: The Last Divided Capital in Europe, organized by the London Metropolitan University on 20 June 2011)
  7. ^ Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus (6th ed.). Statistical Service of Republic of Cyprus.
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