Selimiye Mosque

Selimiye Mosque, also known as the Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral in North Nicosia that has been turned into a mosque. It has historically served as the city's principal mosque. The Selimiye Mosque is housed in Cyprus's largest and oldest surviving Gothic church, which was built on the site of an earlier Byzantine church.

The mosque has a total capacity of 2500 people and 1750 m2 of worship space. It is the largest surviving medieval edifice in Nicosia, and according to authorities, it "may have been the largest church built in the Eastern Mediterranean in the millennium between the rise of Islam and the late Ottoman Empire". It was the coronation church of Cyprus's rulers. If you want to participate, bring a headscarf (for females) and dress modestly (no shorts or shoulder-less tops). The mosque is a five-minute walk from the green line crossing on Ledra Street.