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Agia Sophia mosque (church)

Pafos, Paphos District

Agia Sophia mosque (church): a mosque in Pafos, Paphos District. 3 dated records of work on it, 2002 to 2007, with sources.

Paphos District, about 34°43′ N, 32°34′ E

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The pin marks the village of Pafos, not the building. Approximate location. Open in the map →

What was done when

3 records
  1. 2002

    Mosque, formerly church Agia Sophia; conservation.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 680

  2. 2006

    Conservation and restoration continued on the Moutallos mosque in Ktima, a Byzantine church converted to a mosque under Ottoman rule and used until 1974. Printed costs: Government contribution 10.751,29; Service for the Management of Turkish-Cypriot Properties 10.751,29.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 38-39

  3. 2007

    Restoration of the church, converted into a mosque under Ottoman rule, continued with the exterior masonry on the north, south and west. Printed costs: Government contribution 10.193,05; Church Committee 10.193,05.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 36

Sources

  1. 1.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 680
  2. 2.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 38-39
  3. 3.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 36

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