Hala Sultan Camii — Attraction in Lefkoşa Türk Belediyesi

Hala Sultan Camii is a beautiful and massive mosque in Northern Cyprus. It is one of the largest mosques in Cyprus and can accommodate around 3000 worshippers. The mosque is heavily inspired by the Ottoman style Selimiye mosque in Turkey. This inspiration can be clearly seen in the design and shape of the mosque and the four 60 meter high minarets that surround the main dome. Only they need to take care of the restrooms ( toilets) no tissues , no soap and no body to clean it up , plus some of the lights are...

We just happened to be driving by this beautiful mosque and decided to stop by to have a look from the outside. A friendly young gentleman who we assumed worked there happened to notice us speaking English and offered to take us on a quick tour. He explained the history, various artefacts amongst other fascinating details. An amazing mosque, especially given it was built in two years. And to the very kind gentleman who took us around, thank you very much, you are a credit to your...

The first martyr of the Islamic navy is Umm Haram bint Milhan, who was martyred circa 650 AD in Larnaca, when she was part of the first Islamic naval regiment which laid siege to the forts in Cyprus.

She is buried in Larnaca, and because of the milk kinship she shared with the mother of Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be blessings and peace, she is referred to in Turkish as HALA (Aunty) SULTAN. This beautiful mosque in North Cyprus is named after her (May God be...