This is a list of mosques in Cyprus.
List of mosques
NameImagesCityYear Group Remarks Selimiye Mosque Nicosia 1570 Su Originally known as the 'Saint Sophia Cathedral', the French Lusignan dynasty constructed it between 1209 and 1228. Haydar Pasha Mosque Nicosia 1570 Su Built during the 14th century as St. Catherine's church, it was converted in to a mosque in 1570, during the Ottoman era. Bayraktar Mosque Nicosia 1571 Su The first mosque built by the Ottomans after the conquest of Nicosia Arab Ahmet Mosque Nicosia 1571 Su The Arabahmet Mosque, Nicosia, Cyprus New Mosque Nicosia 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 First site of prayer by Turks on island of Cyprus following its conquest in 1571. Kyrenia Akkule Mosque Famagusta 1618 Kazaphana Mosque Kyrenia Iplik Pazari Mosque Nicosia Dükkanlar Önü Mosque Nicosia Su Converted in to a mosque during the Ottoman era Hala Sultan Tekke Larnaca Su Fourth holiest site in Islam; affiliated with Sufism Sarayönü Mosque Nicosia 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 1825 Su Taht-el-kale Mosque Nicosia 1826 Laleli Mosque Nicosia 1827 Su Ziya Pasha Mosque Dali 1837 Akkavuk Mosque Nicosia 1904 Su Built on the site of a smaller mosque from 1895. Araplar Mosque Nicosia 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. 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 mosqueCoexistence 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)
Legend Group / Tradition Abbreviation Ahmadiyya A Non-denominational ND Shia Islam SH Sunni Islam Su
See also
Islam in Cyprus List of mosques in Europe
References
External links
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Religious buildings Built before 1974 Whatson North Cyprus