Bedesten

Bedesten or Bedestan is a historical building in the quarter of , North Cyprus, located directly beside the . The structure has a long and complicated history spanning more than one thousand years.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: former church, former bazaar used as a cultural center, in North Nicosia
  • Also known as: “Bedesten (St Nicholas Church)” and “Bedesten, Nicosia”
  • Address: Kuyumcular Sokak

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Selimiye Mosque and Haydar Pasha 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 .

Mosque
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, formerly St. Catherine's Church, is a historic mosque in . It is the most important Gothic building in Nicosia after , formerly the Frankish cathedral of Nicosia. is situated 230 metres northeast of Bedesten.

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 360 metres northwest of Bedesten.

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.

Bedesten

Latitude
35.17614° or 35° 10′ 34″ north
Longitude
33.3642° or 33° 21′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G7M59G7+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305790575
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q20949051
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Bedesten” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bedesten, Nicosia”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bedesten”
  • Catalan: “Bedesten”
  • French: “Bedesten”
  • Georgian: “ბედესტენი (ნიქოზია)”
  • Georgian: “ბედესტენი”
  • Greek: “Μπεζεστένι (Λευκωσία)”
  • Greek: “Μπεντεστάν”
  • Macedonian: “Безистен (Никозија)”
  • Macedonian: “Безистен”
  • Portuguese: “Bedesten”
  • Russian: “Бедестен”
  • Slovenian: “Bezistan, Nikozija”
  • Turkish: “Bedesten (Lefkoşa)”
  • Turkish: “Bedesten”

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