Cyprus
Nicosia
Nicosia Municipality

Selimiye Mosque

Selimiye Mosque, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a , located in .
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: Gothic-style mosque in Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Ayasofya Katedrali”, “Ayasofya Mosque”, “Cathedral of Saint Sophia”, “Saint Sophia Cathedral”, “Selimiye Mosque, Nicosia”, and “St Sophia Cathedral”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bedesten and Haydar Pasha Mosque.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Bedestan is a historical building in the quarter of , North Cyprus, located directly beside the Selimiye Mosque. The structure has a long and complicated history spanning more than one thousand years.

Mosque
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly St. Catherine's Church, is a historic mosque in . It is the most important Gothic building in Nicosia after Ayia Sophia, formerly the Frankish cathedral of Nicosia. is situated 170 metres northeast of Selimiye Mosque.

Square
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Sarayönü, officially , is a square in . It is the centre of the Turkish part of the city and was the administrative center of the island for centuries. is situated 380 metres northwest of Selimiye Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Sophia and Nicosia.

Neighborhood
Ayia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ottoman Turkish: آیا صوفیا; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Ayía Sophía; is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of , and the former name of the mosque situated therein.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and is the largest city by far. While it may not boast the same abundance of archaeological sites and lively beaches as other parts of Cyprus, the city's Old Town, with its museums and churches, is still a pleasant place to explore.

Neighborhood
Haydar Pasha is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of , and the mosque situated therein. Both are named after Haydar Pasha, said to be one of the 12 generals in command of divisions of the Ottoman army at the time of the Ottoman conquest of Nicosia.

Selimiye Mosque

Latitude
35.17652° or 35° 10′ 36″ north
Longitude
33.36456° or 33° 21′ 52″ east
Elevation
149 metres (489 feet)
Levels
3
Open location code
8G7M59G7+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28958071
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Geo­Names ID
10645565
Wiki­data ID
Q1476251
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Western Frisian—“Selimiye Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Meuseujid Salimiyah”
  • Arabic: “مسجد السليمية”
  • Azerbaijani: “Səlimiyə məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Səlimiyyə məscidi”
  • Bashkir: “Сәлимиә мәсете”
  • Basque: “Selimiye meskita (Nikosia)”
  • Basque: “Selimiye meskita”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святой Сафіі”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Santa Sofia de Nicòsia”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Santa Sofía”
  • Chinese: “塞利米耶清真寺（尼科西亚）”
  • Chinese: “塞利米耶清真寺（尼科西亞）”
  • Chinese: “塞利米耶清真寺”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Nikósii”
  • Czech: “Mešita Selimiye”
  • Dutch: “Selimiye-moskee (Nicosia)”
  • Dutch: “Selimiye-moskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد السليميه”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Sofio”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Nicosie”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Nicosie”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Santa Sofía”
  • Galician: “Mesquita de Selimiye”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა სოფიას საკათედრო ტაძარი (სელიმიეს მეჩეთი)”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა სოფიას საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Selimiye-Moschee”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Ayasofya Mosque”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Cathedral of Saint Sophia”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Saint Sophia Cathedral”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Selimiye Mosque, Nicosia”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Selimiye Mosque”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “St Sophia Cathedral”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός Αγίας Σοφίας”
  • Greek: “Σελιμιγιέ τζαμί”
  • Greek: “Τέμενος Σελιμιγιέ”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Ayasofya”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Selimiye”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד סלימיה”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד סלימייה”
  • Hungarian: “Szelimije-mecset (Nicosia)”
  • Hungarian: “Szelimije-mecset”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Selimiye”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Italian: “moschea di Selimiye”
  • Japanese: “セリミエ・モスク”
  • Javanese: “Mesjid Selimiye, Nikosia”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Selimiye”
  • Latvian: “Nikosijas Selima mošeja”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Света Софија”
  • Macedonian: “Селимова џамија”
  • Macedonian: “Сулејманова џамија”
  • Malay: “Masjid Selimiye”
  • Persian: “مسجد سلیمیه نیکوزیا”
  • Polish: “katedra św. Zofii”
  • Polish: “Meczet Selima w Nikozji”
  • Polish: “Meczet Selimiye w Nikozji”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Santa Sofia”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Selimiye din Nicosia”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Селемий”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Селимие”
  • Russian: “Собор Святой Софии”
  • Sindhi: “سليميہ مسجد، نيڪوسيا”
  • Slovenian: “Selimova mošeja, Nikozija”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofia”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofía”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Selimiye”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Selimiye”
  • Tatar: “Сәлимия мәчете (Никосия)”
  • Tatar: “Сәлимия мәчете”
  • Turkish: “Lefkoşa Selimiye Cami”
  • Turkish: “Lefkoşa Selimiye Camii”
  • Turkish: “Lefkoşa Selimiye Camisi”
  • Turkish: “LEFKOŞE SELİMİYE CAMİİ”
  • Turkish: “Selimiye Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Селіміє (Нікосія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Селіміє”
  • Urdu: “سلیمیہ مسجد، نکوسیا”
  • Western Frisian: “Selimiye-moskee (Nikosia)”
  • Western Frisian: “Selimiye-moskee”

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