Larnaca - Hala Sultan Tekke

With a population of over 50,000, Larnaca is one of the largest cities in Cyprus.

Hala Sultan Tekke is a mosque on the shores of Larnaca Salt Lake. Umm Haram – also known as Hala Sultan – was an aunt of the Prophet Muhammad. When the Arabs conquered Cyprus in 647, she fell from her mule and lost her life. She was buried on the spot, and her grave gradually became a place of pilgrimage. In 1760, Sheikh Hassan began building a mosque. Since 1816, the Hala Sultan Tekke complex has consisted of a mosque, a mausoleum and a cemetery.