Akkavuk Mosque

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]

Akkavuk Mosque
Akkavuk Mescidi
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationNorth Nicosia, Cyprus
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established1902
Specifications
Capacity188 worshipers
Interior area132 m2

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]

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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