One of the most important religious places to visit on the Cyprus peninsula is the Tomb of Hz. Omar. The tomb, located approximately 4-5 kilometers east of the city center of Kyrenia, is located on a rocky area on the seashore of the Çatalköy location. The Tomb of Hz. Omar, which is located in a very quiet and peaceful place, awaits its visitors here.
The people in the Tomb of Hz. Omar were buried in the cave in this region because during the Arab raids that took place in 647 AD during the Umayyad Caliph period, one of the commanders of the Muawiyah army, Omar, and six of his friends were martyred in this region.
After the Ottomans captured the Cyprus peninsula, the bones belonging to the 7 Mujahideen of Islam in this cave were removed from their burial places and buried in the place where Hz. Omar Tomb is today, and a tomb and mosque were also built here.
According to the thoughts of some writers and people, Hz. It is thought that the Tomb of Omar was built as a Makam Tomb in order to strengthen and spread Islam in Cyprus.
Finally, the Tomb of Hz. Omar; was devastated by the Greek attacks in 1963 and the Turks were forbidden to visit this area, which was declared a military zone. In 1974, the Tomb was struck by lightning and in 1978, it lost its special feature as a result of unconscious repairs.