Akkavuk Masjid

Akkavuk Masjid (Turkish: Akkavuk Mescidi) is a mosque without a minaret in the Akkavuk quarter of Nicosia, currently located in North Nicosia. The mosque was built in 1902, On the site of what appeared to be a small medieval chapel or church. A smaller mosque on the site had been built in 1895. The apse of the original building with a moulded arched window of 16th century style survived, but all such traces have now been removed.[1]

The masjid is made of cut stone (ashlar) and has a rectangular layout. It has three sharp arches in the front façade, and the space between the arches have been covered by glass in a renovation.[2] On the southern wall at opposite of the entrance, there is a mihrab and a nearby wooden mimbar.[3] The masjid also had a fountain during the British rule.[4]

The masjid has an area of 132 m2 and can hold 188 worshipers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus" by George Jeffery,Architect .Publ. Government Printing Office, Nicosia, 1918.
  2. ↑ Alasya, Halil Fikret (2012). "Kıbrıs". İslam Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish) 25. Türk Diyanet Vakfı. p. 386.
  3. ↑ Nicosia Turkish Municipality website https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021036/http://lefkosabelediyesi.org/english/historical_places/historical_place_1.htm archived Dec 2013, retrieved on 7 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Gazi, Ufuk. "Lefkoşa'da İngiliz dönemi imar faaliyetleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Near East University. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lefkoşa'ya 3657 mümin aranıyor". Haber Kıbrıs. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2016.


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