• Denomination: Bayraktar Mosque

  • District: Nicosia

  • Town/Village: Nicosia

  • Category: Mosque

  • Religion: Muslim

  • A.Monument: Yes

  • Ref#: 21

Description (Typology, Period, Actual Use)

One aisled mosque with adjacent chapel with the tomb of the founders. The adjacent structure is older than the rest wood stone dome. The facade has porch with triple arcades. The yard has old washing pool and washing basins for cleaning before prayer. It has got a minaret. The building is used as a mosque.

General Conditions

Structure: Very Good

Facade: Very Good

Roof: Good

Interior: Good

Decoration: Good

Mass: Preserved

Humidity: Existing Mark

Comments: Some humidity traces near the base of the wall.

Building Materials

Technical Details/Materials Used

Walls: Yellow Sand Stone

Roof: Wood Beams and Sand Stone for Chapel; Wooden Dome

Floors: Lime Stone and pebbles outside

Doors: Wood

Windows: Wood

Interior

Icons: No

Hagiography: Yes

Michrap: Yes

Small Signs: Yes

Architect Plans

Architect Plans: No

Cadastral Elements: Not Available

Proposed Protection Measures

Continuous Maintenance is required.