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Agha Cafer Pasha

Agha Cafer Pasha

In a cobbled street running to Kyrenia Harbour, Agha Cafer Pasha is named after an Ottoman Governor who donated the land where it's built.

It was built in the 1580’s, although some claim it was converted from a Lusignan warehouse.

The cut stone rectangular construction has 3 main rooms and a single minaret and is still used today.

Southeast of the mosque is the Hasan Kavizade Huseyn Efendi fountain, built in 1841. The northern face has 3 arches, typical of the Ottoman design of the time.

In the middle arch there's a marble inscription crescent, a coat of arms and branch figures carved into the stonework.

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