Sultan II Mahmut Kütüphanesi Sultan II Mahmut Kütüphanesi / / gallery 
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Attached to the rear of the Semiliye mosque is the octangonal Library of sultan Mahmut II and attached garden. Built in 1829 by Ali Ruhi (the governor of Cyprus during the reign of Mahmut), it contains some 1700 books, some over 700 years old.
LOCATION: North Nicosia
DATE: Sun, 19/04/2009
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