The serenely beautiful Hala Sultan Tekke sits on the western side of Larnaca's Salt Lake, three kilometers west of central Larnaca.
An important place of pilgrimage for Muslims, this mosque honors the prophet Muhammad's wet-nurse, Umm Haram, who is said to have died at this site after falling from her donkey, and a shrine was dedicated over her tomb in AD 645.
The present mosque building was built by the Ottomans and dates to 1816.Larnaca's Salt Lake is a nature reserve and in spring, large flocks of flamingos and ducks can be easily seen.
