The Cathedral of Ayia Napa was built between the late 19th and early 20th century on the ruins of a smaller ancient Byzantine church. According to tradition, the church takes its name from an icon of the Virgin Mary, which was found in a wooded valley ("napa" in Latin), and is therefore dedicated to her.
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.
The mosque on the Garyllis River was built in 1825 by Köprülü Hacı İbrahim Ağa under the name "Dere Mosque" (River Mosque). By the end of the 19th century, it was also known as Cami-i Jedid (New Mosque), and the entire neighbourhood was named after it. Today the mosque is commonly known as Köprülü Mosque.
On the site where the present mosque is located, there was already a predecessor building, which had been erected in the late 18th century as a mescit (small mosque). The new construction of the present mosque was carried out from 1900-1902.
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