Islam in Cyprus was introduced when Uthman the 3rd Caliph conquered Cyprus in 649. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Uthman (a=عثمان|t=Othman Osman Usman Ozman is a male Arabic given name meaning "the chosen one amongst the tribe of brave and noble people" "honest" The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah Events By Place Europe Reccaswinth succeeds his father Chindaswinth as king of the Visigoths. Muslims were concentrated over whole area of Cyprus but after the 1974 events they are concentrated in Northern Cyprus. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC) (Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti KKTC) commonly called Northern Cyprus (Kuzey Kıbrıs though its
Until 1974, Turkish Cypriots (the Muslim community of Cyprus) were the 18% of the island population. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Cypriots share many customs but maintain distinct identities based on religion language and close ties with their respective motherlands There are estimated 264,172 Muslims in Cyprus over 18% of the population. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Several important Islamic shrines exist on the island including the Hala Sultan Teke/Um Haram Mosque in Larnaca and the Camii Semiliye and Camii Omeriye in Lefkosia/Lefkosa.
History
Most of the Turkish Muslim settled in Cyprus during the Ottoman rule 1571-1878. The Ottoman Empire gave timars--land grants--to soldiers under the condition that they and their families would stay there permanently. During the 17th century the Turkish population grew rapidly.
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