Selimiye Mosque was originally constructed during 1209 AD and 1228 AD as the St. Sophia Cathedral. The Kings of Cyprus were crowned here until the Venetians took control of the island in 1489. This ancient building is the chief mosque in the northern de facto state of Cyprus. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ... The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(TRNC) {NOTE: the name is not accepted by UN} , in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. ...
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