During the 19th century, Famagusta was a city prison. Nobody, neither Muslims or Christians was allowed into it. Only the soldiers, who were looking after it, and their families.
Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundale (1807 - 1853) - Watercolour, 1833 - The Mosque at Famagusta
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