Haydar Pasha, Nicosia

Haydar Pasha (Turkish: Haydarpaşa, Greek: Χαϊδάρ Πασά) is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of Nicosia, Cyprus[1][2][3] and the mosque situated therein.

[2] It was one of the 12 Neighbourhoods into which Nicosia was divided at the Ottoman conquest in 1570[4] Before 1570 Haydar Pasha mosque was a church of the Latin community dedicated to St.

Except for the low windows pierced at floor level in the walls and the minaret erected by the Turks, it is changed little from the day it was built.

The great window in the north wall is from the Lusignan royal palace that stood in Sarayonu Square, until 1904.

Here too is preserved the tomb of Adam of Antioch, Marshall of Cyprus, which was found when the Church of Pallouriotissa was being rebuilt.

Situated in Yeni Jami Street, this 15th century house has an impressive Gothic arch above which are several coats of arms[11] In 1958, the mansion, which had been used by the Russian Classen family as residence and a weaving workshop, was bequeathed by them to the Cyprus Government.

Haydar Pasha Mosque, formerly St. Catherine's Church
Lusignan House, in Yeni Jami Street
Shield with two pairs of smaller shields, each pair bracketed together
Panorama of Haydar Pasha Neighbourhood, looking in a north-easterly direction