The Mosque was built over the foundations of previous religious monuments, the earliest of which belonged to a steep-pitched timber roofed Early-Christian Basilica and the latest to a Latin Cathedral of the 16th c. The mosque remains operational today, serving as a significant place of worship for the Muslim community of the island.
Located in the old Turkish quarter, Kebir Mosque is one of the most important places of worship for the Moslems of Lemesos (Limassol). Recent excavations to the east have also revealed the architectural remains of the 10th century cathedral of Agia Ekaterini.
The mosque was named as the Great Mosque, mainly to distinguish it from the other mosques that were built later. Next to the Kebir Mosque, stands a small Muslim cemetery with tombs of important Turks and Arabs of the Ottoman Empire.
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