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5 Eylül 2011 Pazartesi

Tombs and Relics at the Arabahmet Mosque, North Nicosia

The mosque is said to hold a relic of the Prophet, a hair from his beard, which is shown to the faithful once a year. The tomb of Kamil Pasha is also here, honouring the only Cypriot ever to become grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Kamil was born in Nicosia in 1832, and was actually Grand Vizier no less than four times during his life. He died in Nicosia in 1913 and was buried in the mosque courtyard. His tomb was constructed in 1927 on the orders of Sir Ronald Torss, the Governor of Cyprus.
The garden features tombstones of departed pashas, the gleaming white marble being originally brought to North Cyprus from Beirut.




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