Omeriye Mosque, located in the southern (Greek) part of Nicosia, was originally an Augustinian monastery, which was built in the XIV century in honor of the Virgin Mary. This monastery was one of the three major churches in the city.

But during the attack of the Ottomans, the monastery was almost completely destroyed. After the Turks conquered the land in the years 1570-1571, they turned the monastery into a mosque, rebuilt the destroyed parts of the building. Moreover, the repair, according to the testimony of a number of historical sources, were used tombstones from the graves of nobles, once buried in the monastery.

The current name of the mosque is associated with the Turkish Caliph Omar, which some consider a relative of the Prophet Mohammed. A military commander Lala Mustafa Pasha who ordered and built a mosque, believed that the monastery was built on the spot where in the VII century, Omar stopped to rest during his journey to Egypt. Moreover, it is believed that this is where he later was buried. The mosque has a fairly small size and consists of only a few rooms with high ceilings. The walls of the rooms are decorated with beautiful paintings.

During the renovation of the building dilapidated tower of the chapel was turned into the traditional mosque minaret, which is now considered one of the highest in the city. And more recently in Omeriye it was repaired, including has been completely restored the southern part of the magnificent garden, located next to the mosque.

Omeriye Mosque is famous for being the only active Muslim mosque in the Greek part of Nicosia. At the same time it is open to visitors, regardless of their religion.