List of mosques in Cyprus

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This is a list of mosques in Cyprus.

Name Images City Year Remarks
Agha Cafer Pasha Mosque, Kyrenia.jpg
 Kyrenia 1580s
Akkavuk Mosque Nicosia (North) 1904 It is on the site of a smaller mosque from 1895.
Famagusta 1618
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.

Arab Ahmet Mosque
Arabahmet Mosque, Nicosia, Cyprus 03.jpg
 Nicosia (North) 1571
Araplar Mosque.jpg
 Nicosia (South) ?
Bayraktar Mosque
Bayraktar Mosque.jpg
 Nicosia (South) 1571 The first mosque built by the Ottomans after the conquest of Nicosia
Hala Sultan Tekke
Larnaca 01-2017 img30 Salt Lake.jpg
 Larnaca 1816/17
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, Nicosia, Cyprus.jpg
 Nicosia (North) 18th century
Kyrenia 17th century
Limassol 01-2017 img14 Kebir Great Mosque.jpg
 Limassol ? "The Grand Mosque"
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque
Famagusta 01-2017 img14 Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque.jpg
 Famagusta ? Originally known as the 'Saint Nicolas Cathedral', the French Lusignan dynasty constructed it between 1298 to 1312.
Laleli Mosque Nicosia (North) 1827
Nicosia ?
Ömeriye Mosque
Nicosia 01-2017 img13 Omeriye Mosque.jpg
 Nicosia (South) 1571-1572 First site of prayer by Turks on island of Cyprus following its conquest in 1571.
Famagusta 01-2017 img01 Osman Fazil Mosque.jpg
 Famagusta ?
Peristerona ? Featured on the £5 Cypriot pound banknote
Lefka ?
Sarayönü Mosque
Sarayönü mosque, north Nicosia, Northern Cyprus.jpg
 Nicosia (North) 1820
Selimiye Mosque
Nicosia 01-2017 img20 View from Shacolas Tower.jpg
 Nicosia (North) ? Originally known as the 'Saint Sophia Cathedral', the French Lusignan dynasty constructed it between 1209 to 1228.
Tahtakale Mosque
Minaret of Tahtakale Mosque.jpg
 Nicosia (South) ?
Tabakhane Masjid
Tabakhane Mesjid.jpg
 Nicosia ?
Tophane Masjid
Tophane Mesjid Nicosia.jpg
 Nicosia ?
Turunçlu Mosque Nicosia (North) 1825
Nicosia (North) 1571 Originally a 14th-century church, it was demolished around 1740.
The mosque of Ziya Pasha.jpg
 Dali
 1837

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References[]

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

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