Sarayönü Mosque

Sarayönü Mosque, also known as the Mosque of the Serai, is a mosque in the walled city of , Cyprus, currently located in . It is very close to the and has historically been on the square.
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Photo: Seksen iki yüz kırk beş, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Cami”, “Camii”, “İbadethane”, “Mescit”, and “Sarayoenue Camii”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Atatürk Square and British Colonial Law Courts.

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.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Law Courts building is a historic building in , Cyprus, currently located in . It is located on the central .

Mosque
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a , in . is situated 390 metres east of Sarayönü Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include İbrahim Paşa and Abdi Çavuş.

Neighborhood
Ιbrahim Pasha is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of , . It is named after Ιbrahim Pasha, one of the leaders in the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570.

Neighborhood
Abdi Chavush is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of , . It is named after Abdi Chavush, one of the generals in the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570. He was known as "Chawush" meaning sergeant, from which rank he would have been promoted.

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.

Sarayönü Mosque

Latitude
35.17773° or 35° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
33.36057° or 33° 21′ 38″ east
Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)
Open location code
8G7M59H6+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 399320051
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Geo­Names ID
10645625
Wiki­data ID
Q20949715
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Sarayönü Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد سرايونو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sarayönü məscidi”
  • Bengali: “সারায়নু মসজিদ”
  • Fulah: “Sarayönü Mosque”
  • Georgian: “სარაიონუს მეჩეთი”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί Σαραγιονού”
  • Hungarian: “Sarayönü mecset”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Сарайоню”
  • Turkish: “Sarayönü Camii”
  • Urdu: “سرائے اونو مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Sarayönü masjidi”

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