Selimiye Mosque
Selimiye Mosque, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, in North Nicosia.
- Sunni mosque
- …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (490 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Ayasofya Katedrali”
- …has 3 floors
- Description: Gothic-style mosque in Northern Cyprus
- Also known as“Ayasofya Mosque”“Cathedral of Saint Sophia”“Saint Sophia Cathedral”“Selimiye Mosque, Nicosia”“St Sophia Cathedral”
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Sophia and Nicosia.
Agia Sophia
Neighborhood
Ayia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ottoman Turkish: آیا…
Haydarpaşa
Neighborhood
Haydar Pasha is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle…
Selimiye Mosque
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Latitude
35.17652° or 35° 10′ 36″ north
Longitude
33.36455° or 33° 21′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G7M59G7+JR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = sunni
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Western Frisian—“Selimiye Mosque” goes by many names.
Meuseujid SalimiyahAchinese
مسجد السليميةArabic
Səlimiyə məscidiAzerbaijani
Səlimiyyə məscidiAzerbaijani
Сәлимиә мәсетеBashkir
Selimiye meskitaBasque
Selimiye meskita (Nikosia)Basque
Сабор Святой СафііBelarusian
Catedral de Santa SofíaCatalan
Catedral de Santa Sofia de NicòsiaCatalan
塞利米耶清真寺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
Katedrála v NikósiiCzech
Mešita SelimiyeCzech
Selimiye-moskeeDutch
Selimiye-moskee (Nicosia)Dutch
مسجد السليميهEgyptian Arabic
Katedralo de Sankta SofioEsperanto
Catedral de Santa SofíaGalician
Mesquita de SelimiyeGalician
წმინდა სოფიას საკათედრო ტაძარიGeorgian
წმინდა სოფიას საკათედრო ტაძარი (სელიმიეს მეჩეთი)Georgian
Ayasofya MosqueGhanaian Pidgin English
Cathedral of Saint SophiaGhanaian Pidgin English
Saint Sophia CathedralGhanaian Pidgin English
Selimiye MosqueGhanaian Pidgin English
Selimiye Mosque, NicosiaGhanaian Pidgin English
St Sophia CathedralGhanaian Pidgin English
Καθεδρικός ναός Αγίας ΣοφίαςGreek
Σελιμιγιέ τζαμίGreek
Τέμενος ΣελιμιγιέGreek
Masallacin AyasofyaHausa
Masallacin SelimiyeHausa
מסגד סלימיהHebrew
מסגד סלימייהHebrew
Szelimije-mecsetHungarian
Szelimije-mecset (Nicosia)Hungarian
Masjid SelimiyeIndonesian
Cattedrale di Santa SofiaItalian
moschea di SelimiyeItalian
セリミエ・モスクJapanese
Mesjid Selimiye, NikosiaJavanese
Umusigiti wa SelimiyeKinyarwanda
셀리미예 모스크Korean
Nikosijas Selima mošejaLatvian
Катедрала Света СофијаMacedonian
Селимова џамијаMacedonian
Сулејманова џамијаMacedonian
Masjid SelimiyeMalay
مسجد سلیمیه نیکوزیاPersian
katedra św. ZofiiPolish
Meczet Selima w NikozjiPolish
Meczet Selimiye w NikozjiPolish
Moscheea Selimiye din NicosiaRomanian
Мечеть СелемийRussian
Мечеть СелимиеRussian
Собор Святой СофииRussian
سليميہ مسجد، نيڪوسياSindhi
Selimova mošeja, NikozijaSlovenian
Сәлимия мәчетеTatar
Сәлимия мәчете (Никосия)Tatar
Lefkoşa Selimiye CamiTurkish
Lefkoşa Selimiye CamiiTurkish
Lefkoşa Selimiye CamisiTurkish
LEFKOŞE SELİMİYE CAMİİTurkish
Selimiye CamiiTurkish
Мечеть СелімієUkrainian
Мечеть Селіміє (Нікосія)Ukrainian
سلیمیہ مسجد، نکوسیاUrdu
Selimiye-moskeeWestern Frisian
Selimiye-moskee (Nikosia)Western Frisian
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