List of mosques in Cyprus

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This is a list of mosques in Cyprus .

NameImagesCityYearRemarks
Agha Cafer Pasha Mosque
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Kyrenia 1580s
Akkavuk Mosque Nicosia (North)1904It is on the site of a smaller mosque from 1895.
Akkule Mosque Famagusta 1618
Cami-i Kebir, The Great Mosque Limassol 1825Built 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.

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Arab Ahmet Mosque
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Nicosia (North)1571
Araplar Mosque
Araplar Mosque.jpg
Nicosia (South) ?
Bayraktar Mosque
Bayraktar Mosque.jpg
Nicosia (South)1571The first mosque built by the Ottomans after the conquest of Nicosia
Hala Sultan Tekke
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Larnaca 1816/17Fourth holiest Site in Islam
Hamit Bey Sokagi Larnaca  ?It is located—disrepaired/abandoned—at the corner of Athansiou Karydi- and Andrea Strouthidi Street, as shown on some [1] maps.
Iplik Pazari Mosque
Iplik Pazari Mosque, Nicosia, Cyprus.jpg
Nicosia (North)18th century
Kazaphana Mosque Kyrenia 17th century
Kebir Mosque
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Limassol ?"The Grand Mosque"
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque
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Famagusta ?Originally known as the 'Saint Nicolas Cathedral', the French Lusignan dynasty constructed it between 1298 and 1312.
Laleli Mosque
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Nicosia (North)1827
Nöbethane Masjid Nicosia ?
Ömeriye Mosque
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Nicosia (South)1571-1572First site of prayer by Turks on island of Cyprus following its conquest in 1571.
Osman Fazil Polat Pasha Mosque
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Famagusta  ?
Peristerona Mosque Peristerona  ?Featured on the £5 Cypriot pound banknote
Piri Osman Pasha Mosque Lefka  ?
Sarayönü Mosque
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Nicosia (North)1820
Selimiye Mosque
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Nicosia (North)?Originally known as the 'Saint Sophia Cathedral', the French Lusignan dynasty constructed it between 1209 and 1228.
Tahtakale Mosque
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Nicosia (South) ?
Tabakhane Masjid
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Nicosia  ?
Tophane Masjid
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Nicosia  ?
Turunçlu Mosque
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Nicosia (North)1825
Yenicami Mosque Nicosia (North)1571Originally a 14th-century church, it was demolished around 1740.
Ziya Pasha Mosque
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Dali
1837

See also

References

  1. Road & Tourist Map of Larnaka. SELAS LTD. ISBN   978-9963-566-92-1.