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KKTC Mağusa Lala Mustafa Paşa Camii Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque

The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque originally known as Saint Nicholas's Cathedral and later as the Ayasofya (Saint Sophia) Mosque of Magusa, is the largest medieval building in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. Built between 1298 and c. 1400, it was consecrated as a Catholic cathedral in 1328. The cathedral was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman Empire captured Famagusta in 1571 and it remains a mosque to this day.

 

 

Lala Mustafa Paşa Cami. Orijinal ismi Aziz Nikolas Katedrali olan eski bir Katolik mabedidir. Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti (KKTC)'nin en büyük iki camisinden biridir. 1328'de katedral olarak açılmış ve 1571'de Osmanlı Devleti tarafından bölgenin ihtiyacını karşılamak için camiye çeviilmiştir. Kıbrıs Fatihi olarak anılan Lala Mustafa Paşa'nın adını almıştır.

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Uploaded on December 17, 2015
Taken on December 12, 2015