Omeriye: A Mosque in Nicosia

The article deals with the Omeriye Mosque which was erected as a church in the 14th century and transformed into a mosque by the Ottomans in the 16th century. It was used exclusively by Turkish-Cypriot Muslims until the mid-1950s. Since the 1980s it has become a multinational place of worship. The m...

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Main Author: Strohmeier, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Journal of Muslims in Europe
Year: 2015, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-69
Further subjects:B Cyprus diaspora Islam Omeriye mosque Nicosia Turkish-Cypriot
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)