Larnaca - Hala Sultan Tekke

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Hala Sultan Tekke Description

On the west side of the Salt Lake in Larnaca is the Hala Sultan Tekke, a mosque built to house the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed's foster-mother.

Hala Sultan Tekke is 3km west of Larnaca on the road to Kiti, passing the Larnaca Airport. Built in 1816 over the tomb of Umm Haram, allegedly a relative of the Prophet Mohammed.

Umm Haram came to Larnaca in A.D. 645. She fell from her mule, broke her neck and was buried here. The Turks built the mosque in 1816 and her tomb is inside the mosque, beneath two stones 18ft/5.5m high.

The mosque is an important place of Muslim pilgrimage, ranking immediately after the shrines of Mecca, Medina and Al Aqsha in Jerusalem.

Hobbies & Activities category: Islamic site or artifact collection; Tombs, burial site

Hours

June 1 to September 30

Open	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30
Closed	19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30

October 1 to May 31

Open	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30
Closed	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25)