Büyük Han

Büyük Han is the largest caravansarai on the island of and is considered to be one of the finest buildings on the island. Located in the capital of , it was built by the Ottomans in 1572, the year after they had seized Cyprus from the Venetians.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: caravan resting place in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Bueyuek Han”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Selimiye Mosque and Büyük Hamam.

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 290 metres east of Büyük Han.

Bathhouse
is a in the Iplik Bazar–Korkut Effendi quarter of . It stands close to the İplik Pazarı Mosque. As a result of the rise of the ground of the surrounding areas over time, its door is now located around 2 meters below the ground level, and the bath rooms are 3 meters below.

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 180 metres north of Büyük Han.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Sophia and İbrahim Paşa.

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.

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.

Büyük Han

Latitude
35.1764° or 35° 10′ 35″ north
Longitude
33.36131° or 33° 21′ 41″ east
Elevation
151 metres (495 feet)
Open location code
8G7M59G6+HG
Geo­Names ID
10645632
Wiki­data ID
Q2332172
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Büyük Han” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Büyük Han”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük Xan”
  • Basque: “Büyük Han”
  • Chinese: “比於克汗”
  • Dutch: “Büyük Han”
  • French: “Büyük Han”
  • Georgian: “ბუიუქ ჰანი”
  • Greek: “Μπουγιούκ Χαν”
  • Hungarian: “Büyük Han”
  • Italian: “Büyük Han”
  • Japanese: “ビュユック・ハン”
  • Korean: “뷔위크 한”
  • Macedonian: “Бујук ан”
  • Malay: “Büyük Han”
  • Persian: “مسجد بیوک خان”
  • Polish: “Büyük Han”
  • Russian: “Бюйюк-Хан”
  • Slovenian: “Büyük Han”
  • Spanish: “Büyuk Han”
  • Spanish: “Büyük Han”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Han”
  • Ukrainian: “Буюк Хан”
  • Ukrainian: “Бююк-Хан”
  • Urdu: “بیوک خان”
  • Uzbek: “Buyuk Xon”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nicosia and Faneromeni.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: İplik Pazarı Camii and Kumarcılar Hanı.

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