Islam in Cyprus
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Islam is the second-largest religion in Cyprus, after Christianity, and is also the predominant faith of the Turkish Cypriot community which resides in Northern Cyprus. Before the Turkish invasion of
A mosque in Kyrenia
Ömeriye Mosque in Nicosia
Tuzla Mosque in Larnaca
Haydar Pasha Mosque in Nicosia
Northern Cyprus
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Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is a de facto state comprising the northern third of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, with the international
Islam in Cyprus
…Islam is the second-largest religion in Cyprus, after Christianity, and is also the predominant faith of the Turkish Cypriot community which resides in Northern Cyprus. Before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the Turkish Cypriot community made up 18% of the island's population and lived throughout the island…
Sarayönü Square of North Nicosia in 1969, after the division of the city
Rauf Denktaş, founder and former President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Atatürk Square, North Nicosia in 2006, with the Northern Cypriot and Turkish flags
Panoramic view of the Güzelyurt District, and Morphou Bay as seen from the Troodos mountains.