Arab Ahmet Mosque

Arab Ahmet Mosque is situated in the western Arab Ahmet Quarter of , . It was built in the late 16th century. The mosque is named after a commander of the 1571 Ottoman army.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Arabahmet Camii” and “Arabahmet Mosque”
  • Address: Λευκωσία - Lefkoşa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dervish Pasha Mansion and Cyprus Museum.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a historical mansion and ethnographic museum in the Arab Ahmet quarter of , currently located in . It lies on the Beliğ Paşa Street and has two floors.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum, is the oldest and largest archaeological in , located on Museum Street in central . is situated 630 metres south of Arab Ahmet Mosque.

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 600 metres east of Arab Ahmet Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include İbrahim Paşa and Nempetchane.

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
Nebethane is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , . Its name inherited from the Ottoman period is Turkish for police station or the guard room of the Turkish patrol.

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.

Arab Ahmet Mosque

Latitude
35.17706° or 35° 10′ 37″ north
Longitude
33.35798° or 33° 21′ 29″ east
Elevation
149 metres (489 feet)
Open location code
8G7M59G5+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 322111057
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Geo­Names ID
10645629
Wiki­data ID
Q4542914
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Arab Ahmet Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد عرب أحمد”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ərəbəhməd məscidi”
  • Bengali: “আরব আহমদ মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد عرب احمد”
  • Estonian: “Arab Ahmeti mošee”
  • Fulah: “Arab Ahmet Mosque”
  • Georgian: “არაბაჰმეთის მეჩეთი”
  • Greek: “Αραμπαχμέτ Τζαμί”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί της Αραμπαχμέτ”
  • Hungarian: “Arabahmet mecset”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Arabahmet”
  • Kurdish: “Mizgefta Erebehmed”
  • Malay: “Masjid Arabahmet”
  • Persian: “مسجد ارابامت”
  • Persian: “مسجد عرب احمد”
  • Russian: “Арабахмет”
  • Swedish: “Arabahmets moské”
  • Turkish: “Ahmed Paşa Camii”
  • Turkish: “Arabahmet Camii”
  • Urdu: “عرب احمد مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Arab Ahmet masjidi”
  • Western Panjabi: “عرب احمد مسجد”

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