Restoration work has been completed at the historic mosque of Koilani in the Limassol district, one of the oldest mosques in the area.
Sotos Ktoris, co-chair of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, said the completion of the conservation project, funded by the EU and implemented under the technical guidance of UNDP, underscored the broader role of cultural heritage in fostering reconciliation and mutual understanding in Cyprus.
The mosque, which reached its present form in 1951 following a series of successive interventions, is among the landmarks preserved under efforts to safeguard the island's shared cultural heritage.
"The conservation of the Koilani mosque keeps alive the expectation that our cultural heritage can bridge the past and the future of Cyprus," Ktoris said.
He added that such projects help create "bonds of trust among the people of this land".
The restoration forms part of ongoing bicommunal efforts to preserve monuments and sites of cultural and historical significance across Cyprus, regardless of their religious or communal origin.
EU-funded conservation projects carried out through the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage have restored churches, mosques, monasteries and other heritage sites across the island in recent years, with the aim of protecting cultural assets while promoting cooperation between the two communities.
