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Hala Sultan Tekke

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Also known as Hala Sultan Tekkesi

mosque in Cyprus

Key facts

Affiliation
Islam
District
Larnaca District
Location
Larnaca , Cyprus
Type
Mosque
Style
Ottoman
Dome
Two
Minaret
One

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
külliye
Religion
Islam
Country
Cyprus
Located in
Larnaca
Image
Larnaca 01-2017 img30 Salt Lake.jpg
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Commons category
Hala Sultan Tekke
architectural style
Ottoman architecture
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Encyclopedic overview

Hala Sultan Tekke (Greek: Τεκές Χαλά Σουλτάνας Tekés Chalá Soultánas; Turkish: Hala Sultan Tekkesi) is a mosque and takya (or tekke in Turkish) on the west bank of Larnaca Salt Lake, in Larnaca, Cyprus. Umm Haram, known as Hala Sultan in Turkish tradition, was the wife of Ubada bin al-Samit, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and foster sister of Muhammad's mother, Amina.

Hala Sultan Tekke complex is composed of a mosque, mausoleum, cemetery, and living quarters for men and women. The term tekke (lodge) applies to a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood, or tariqa, and may have referred to an earlier feature of the location. The present-day complex lies on the shores of the Larnaca Salt Lake, an important site in prehistory, and near an archaeological site dating to the Bronze Age. Hala Sultan Tekke is a listed Ancient Monument.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hala Sultan Tekke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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