Arab Ahmet, Nicosia
Arab Ahmet is a neighbourhood, quarter, mahalla or parish of Nicosia, Cyprus and the mosque situated therein.
Arab Ahmet is a neighbourhood, quarter, mahalla or parish of Nicosia, Cyprus and the mosque situated therein. Both the quarter and the mosque are named after Arab Ahmet Pasha, one of the Turkish commanders in the Ottoman conquest of Nicosia. It is spelled Arabahmet in Turkish and Άραπ Άχμετ in Greek.
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Worth seeing in and around Arab Ahmet, Nicosia
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Saint Sophia Cathedral
Selimiye Mosque, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, in North Nicosia. It has historically been the main mosque on the island of Cyprus.
600 m · Gothic-style mosque in Northern Cyprus · Wikipedia - 02University of Cyprus
The University of Cyprus is a public research university established in Cyprus in 1989. It admitted its first students in 1992.
2.7 km · university in Nicosia, Cyprus · Wikipedia - 03Cyprus Museum
The Cyprus Museum, also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum, is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus, located on Museum Street in central Nicosia. The museum is home to the most extensive collection of Cypriot antiquities in the world, and houses artifacts discovered during numerous excavations on the island.
700 m · Archaeological museum in Cyprus · Wikipedia - 04Haydar Pasha Mosque
Haydar Pasha Mosque, formerly St. Catherine's Church, is a historic mosque in North Nicosia.
800 m · church · Wikipedia - 05Arabahmet Mosque
Arab Ahmet Mosque is situated in the western Arab Ahmet Quarter of North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus. It was built in the late 16th century.
0 m · mosque in Northern Cyprus · Wikipedia - 06Cyprus Library
The Cyprus Library is the national library of the Republic of Cyprus. Its aim is to secure, process, and make available publications that are produced in Cyprus or have to do with Cyprus.
1 km · national library · Wikipedia - 07Ledra Street
Ledra Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in central Nicosia, Cyprus, which links Nicosia with North Nicosia, the part of the city under the control of the de facto Northern Cyprus. It is the site of the former Ledra Street barricade, across the United Nations buffer zone.
500 m · shopping thoroughfare in Nicosia, Cyprus · Wikipedia - 08St. John Theologian's Cathedral in Nicosia
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the main church of the Church of Cyprus.
1 km · main church of the Church of Cyprus · Wikipedia - 09Sarayönü Mosque
Sarayönü Mosque, also known as the Mosque of the Serai, is a mosque in the walled city of Nicosia, Cyprus, currently located in North Nicosia. It is very close to the Sarayönü Square and has historically been on the square.
300 m · mosque in Northern Cyprus · Wikipedia - 10Ledra
Ledra, also spelt Ledrae, was an ancient city-kingdom in the centre of Cyprus where the capital city of Nicosia is today. Ledra was established in 1050 BC. It had become a city-kingdom by the seventh century BC. At times, it had been subject to Assyrian rule.
1.7 km · ancient city-state on Cyprus at or near the site of present-day Nicosia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Arab Ahmet, Nicosia
- Airports
- Ercan (ECN), 14 km · Larnaca (LCA), 41 km · Paphos (PFO), 94 km
- Larnaca → Arab Ahmet, Nicosia38 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · €6–8
- Paphos → Arab Ahmet, Nicosia96 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · €16–22
- Tarsus → Arab Ahmet, Nicosia238 km · quickest by road, 6h 59m · ₺485–650
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- Go nextThe west edge of TRNC around Morphou and Dillirga is a 90-minute drive or dolmuş.
- Go nextNicosia South is an easy day trip providing you have eligibility to enter the EU without a visa; other passport holders may not enter from TRNC.
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