Kepir Mosque

The Kepir Mosque is one of the major cultural attractions not only of Limassol but also of the whole of Cyprus, and is located at the crossroads of Genethliou Mitella, Zik Zak and Tzamiou streets.

Built in the historical center and in the heart of Limassol, the Kepir Mosque, which means “The Great Mosque,” is made of hewed stone and was built by Aga Mestan in 1829-1830. The mosque consists of two parts. In the southwest and the oldest, there are three historical layers, with the uppermost layer being built above the ruins of a medieval Lusignan church. The church is also built on another Byzantine church.

The interior of the Kepir mosque is divided into 6 sections of arched columns that connect the pillars to each other.

Next to the mosque, on the Genethliou Mitela street and in a palm garden, there is the oldest Ottoman cemetery in Limassol, with the tombs of two important Turkish rulers, Mehmet Efendi who died in 1758 and the Admiral of the Turkish fleet Suleiman Passa who died in 1715. In the cemetery there are carved tombstones with Ottoman and Persian calligraphic poems over various tombs of other Turks and Arabs who served the Ottoman Empire.

Today, the Kepir Mosque has been granted by the Republic of Cyprus for the religious needs of the Muslims living in the free areas of Cyprus, as well as the Omeriye Mosque in Nicosia.