Historic Cyprus

Selimiye Mosque

Mosque · Nicosia

North of the island

Selimiye Mosque stands in Nicosia.

The Gothic cathedral of Saint Sophia was begun in 1209 and converted into a mosque in 1570.

Periods: Frankish rule, Ottoman rule.

Check the admission fee on site.

The site lies in the northern part of the island, which has not been under the control of the Republic of Cyprus since 1974. It is reached through the official crossing points.

Type
Mosque
Period
Frankish rule, Ottoman rule
District
Nicosia
Coordinates
35.1765322, 33.3645482 — Open on the map

Compiled from open sources, including OpenStreetMap, and not yet verified on site.