Limassol Cami-i Kebir Mosque
The Cami-i Kebir is located in the Agia Napa quarter of Limassol, close to the castle to the southwest. It is a complex of several religious sites which, according to excavations, were in turn built on the remains of several churches erected on the site.
About this building
The mosque itself actually consists of two separate mosques, built in different times but now adjoining each other. According to Bağişkan, the mosque to the southwest was built later, but is still considered the "old mosque", as the second mosque in the northeast part is a completely new construction and replaced an old mosque on the same site. The southwestern mosque was extensively renovated as early as 1829-30, while the new construction of the mosque to the northeast took place in 1906. Further major repairs took place in the mid-1950s. The minaret was also repeatedly repaired and also completely rebuilt.
At the time of the survey (Dec. 2021), the entire complex was closed and active use is not possible. The background to this is renovation work on the entire complex, which began a few years ago and is being carried out by the Department of Antiquities, which has declared the Cami-i Kebir Mosque a monument. However, the construction work is considerably behind schedule. After the interior of the mosque was partially gutted, the work has been suspended for some time and there is no foreseeable continuation.
For more information on this building visit https://www.cyreligiousheritage.org/districts/Limassol/village/292
