Agia Sophia

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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: quarter of Nicosia Municipality
  • Also known as: “Agia Sofia”, “Ayia Sophia”, “Ayia Sophia quarter, Nicosia”, “Selimiye”, and “Selimiye, North Nicosia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selimiye Mosque and Bedesten.

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

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Bedestan is a historical building in the Selimiye quarter of , North Cyprus, located directly beside the . The structure has a long and complicated history spanning more than one thousand years.

Mosque
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nicosia and Haydarpaşa.

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.

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.

Agia Sophia

Latitude
35.17656° or 35° 10′ 36″ north
Longitude
33.36401° or 33° 21′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G7M59G7+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11914043519
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q47319759
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Agia Sophia” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Selimiye, North Nicosia”
  • French: “Sainte-Sophie”
  • Greek: “Αγία Σοφία/Σελιμιγιέ”
  • Greek: “Αγία Σοφία”
  • Greek: “Σελιμιγιέ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ajía Sofía i Levkosía”
  • Turkish: “Selimiye, Lefkoşa”
  • “Ayia Sophia”

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