ABOUT THE MOSQUE

Evretou/Evretu Mosque was built at the beginning of the 20th Century on the main road of small village located in the Paphos district.

THE CONSERVATION PROJECT

Selected as part of the priority intervention emergency projects of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, emergency measures to the mosque included clearing/cleaning the mosque and the surrounding area, removal of collapsed parts, strengthening of the walls and floors, installing doors and windows, constructing the roof of the collapsed section and some masonry work.

Conservation works focused on the cleaning of the site including removal of vegetation, excavation for the purposes of natural drainage and prevention of further erosion of the external stonewall, repair of windows and the entire reconstruction of the roof. The project also included repairing of the internal and external walls, strengthening of the structure with metal rods, restoration of stonework and rebuilding and sealing of joints.

More than 100 people, including former Turkish Cypriot residents, attended the completion ceremony on 1 March 2015.