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List of mosques in Cyprus
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This is a list of mosques in Cyprus.
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List of mosques
More information Name, Images ...
Name | Images | City | Year (CE) |
Group | Remarks |
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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) |
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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] |
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More information Group / Tradition, Abbreviation ...
Group / Tradition | Abbreviation |
---|---|
Ahmadiyya | A |
Non-denominational | ND |
Shia Islam | SH |
Sunni Islam | Su |
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