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Bedestan Church and Mosque

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Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
Bedestan Church and Mosque
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Arasta, Nicosia, Cyprus

A bedestan is a covered market usually for haberdashery and craftsmanship. Bezistans were built in Ottoman Empire and their design is based on the design of the mosques.A bedestan, in the most basic definition, is the central building of the commercial part of the town. It has its origins in the Greco-Roman Basilica or Kaiserion, which served a similar purpose. The bedestan was such an important building that during Ottoman times cities were often classified under two categories, cities with a Bedestan and cities without a Bedestan.
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