Akkavuk Mosque Explained

Akkavuk Mosque
Native Name:Akkavuk Mescidi
Native Name Lang:tr
Map Type:North Nicosia
Map Size:225px
Map Relief:yes
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:North Nicosia, Cyprus
Tradition:Sunni
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Architecture Type:mosque
Established:1902
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Capacity:188 worshipers
Interior Area:132 m2
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Akkavuk Mosque (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 mosque 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 mosque has an area of 132 m2 and can hold 188 worshipers.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. "A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus" by George Jeffery, Architect. Publ. Government Printing Office, Nicosia, 1918.
  2. Encyclopedia: Kıbrıs . İslam Ansiklopedisi . 2012 . Türk Diyanet Vakfı . 25. 386. Alasya. Halil Fikret. Turkish.
  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. Web site: Gazi. Ufuk. Lefkoşa'da İngiliz dönemi imar faaliyetleri. Near East University. 7 August 2015. Turkish.
  5. Web site: Lefkoşa'ya 3657 mümin aranıyor. Haber Kıbrıs. 9 January 2016. 20 February 2011.