Bedesten, Nicosia
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bedesten-nicosia-245-3311963
title:
Bedesten, Nicosia
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Bedesten or Bedestan is a historical building in the Selimiye quarter of North Nicosia, North Cyprus, located directly beside the Selimiye Mosque. The structure has a long and complicated history spanning more than one thousand years. Originally built as a church in about the sixth century, and expanded and rebuilt between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, it was converted to a bedesten, a type of covered market, during the period of Ottoman rule. It is currently
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Historical building in North Nicosia, North Cyprus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedesten,_Nicosia
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2023-10-15T15:42:52Z
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