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.