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    Selimiye Mosque (Greek: Τέμενος Σελιμιγιέ Témenos Selimigié; Turkish: Selimiye Camii), historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque...
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  • Selimiye Mosque may refer to: Selimiye Mosque, Edirne, Turkey Selimiye Mosque, Üsküdar, in Istanbul, Turkey Selimiye Mosque, Konya, Turkey Selimiye Mosque...
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  • Radziwill Sancta Sophia College, University of Sydney, Australia Selimiye Mosque, Nicosia, formerly Cathedral of Saint Sophia, Cyprus Hagia Sophia (disambiguation)...
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    a mosque and it is located in North Nicosia. It has historically been the main mosque of the city. As a mosque it is known as the Selimiye Mosque which...
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  • converted into a mosque. Hagia Sophia, İznik, Turkey, first a church, then a mosque, then a museum, now again a mosque. Selimiye Mosque, Nicosia, North Cyprus...
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    Nicosia is very rich in history, culture and architecture. The northern part is richer in historical buildings and cultural works, with its Selimiye quarter...
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    a historical building in the Selimiye quarter of North Nicosia, North Cyprus, located directly beside the Selimiye Mosque. The structure has a long and...
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    conquered Cyprus in 1571 when they began a campaign which led to the fall of Nicosia in September 1570 and of Famagusta in August 1571. By 1571, about 30,000...
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    Other Gothic churches were converted to mosques, for example Saint Sophia Cathedral, now Selimiye Mosque (Nicosia), and Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Famagusta...
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    mosques in Cyprus. Islam in Cyprus Road & Tourist Map of Larnaka. SELAS LTD. ISBN 978-9963-566-92-1. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mosques in...
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    crowned as Kings of Cyprus in the St. Sophia Cathedral (now Selimiye Mosque) in Nicosia and then crowned as Kings of Jerusalem in the St Nicholas Cathedral...
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    Library of Sultan Mahmud II (category Buildings and structures in North Nicosia)
    is a small domed building located to the immediate east of the Selimiye Mosque, Nicosia. The library was built in 1829 at the order of the Ali Ruhi Efendi...
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  • Mosque) The Minaret of the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque The Selimiye Mosque in Nicosia, general view Turkish Mosque in Limassol Religion in Cyprus Freedom of...
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  • built. 1570 9 September: City besieged; Turks in power. 15 September: Selimiye Mosque established. 1572 - Büyük Han built. 1573 - Great Madrasah (school)...
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    The Latin Catholic archdiocese of Nicosia was created during the Crusades (1095-1487) in Cyprus; later becoming titular. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia...
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    architecture, were converted into mosques or palaces, such as the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Famagusta and Selimiye Mosque in Nicosia. These buildings were later...
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    İttik Dede's Turbeh (category Landmarks in North Nicosia)
    the northern part of Nicosia in Northern Nicosia. It is situated in the Selimiye neighborhood, on the south side of the Selimiye Square. It is a single-room...
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  • (built in the 18th century) The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Selimiye Mosque and the Haydarpasha Mosque; former Catholic cathedrals left from the Crusader...
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  • Eaved House (category Landmarks in North Nicosia)
    Saçaklı Ev) is a mansion in the Selimiye quarter of North Nicosia. It is located to the southeast of Selimiye Mosque. It is named after its wide eaves...
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    Mustafa Pasha Mosque) and Nicosia (Haydarpasha Mosque/Saint Catherine and Selimiye Mosque/Saint Sophia Cathedral), all later used as mosques and relatively...
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    Kadı Menteş Mansion (category Landmarks in North Nicosia)
    Menteş Konağı) is a mansion in the Selimiye quarter of North Nicosia. It is located at the intersection of the Selimiye Square and the İdadi Street, and...
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    Tahtani Mosque, a wooden mosque located in Şahinbey, that was built in 1557. The mosque has a unique red marble mihrab. Alaüddevle Mosque (Ali Dola Mosque),...
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    Mimar Sinan, whose major works include the Şehzade Mosque, Süleymaniye Mosque, and Selimiye Mosque. The greatest of the court artists enriched the Ottoman...
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  • Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region". Unesco. Retrieved 1 Jul 2018. "Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011. "Sheikh Safi...
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    Ömeriye Hamam (category Buildings and structures in Nicosia)
    converted the church into a mosque, believing that this particular spot is where the prophet Omer rested during his visit to Nicosia. Most of the original building...
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