Ágios Ioánnis
Ágios Ioánnis is a church in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Ágios Ioánnis is situated nearby to the suburb Varosha, as well as near Church of St. George of the Greeks.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Also known as: “Agios Ioannis”, “Agios Ioannis Church”, and “Ayios Ioannis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Famagusta within the walls.
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral
Mosque
The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque, originally known as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and later as the Saint Sophia Mosque of Mağusa, is the largest medieval building in Famagusta, Cyprus. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral is situated 1 km northwest of Ágios Ioánnis.
Famagusta within the walls
Photo: Gerdl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The fortifications of Famagusta are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Famagusta in Northern Cyprus. The walls were built by the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus in the 14th century, and redesigned by Republic of Venice in 15th and 16th centuries before the siege of Ottoman Empire in 1571. Famagusta within the walls is situated 1¼ km northwest of Ágios Ioánnis.
Church of St. George of the Greeks
Church
Church of St. George of the Greeks is situated 1 km northwest of Ágios Ioánnis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varosha and Famagusta.
Varosha
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Milligan sumo, CC BY 2.0.
Varosha is the southern quarter of Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus. Varosha had a population of 226 in the 2011 Northern Cyprus census. The area of Varosha is 6.19 km2.
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city in Northern Cyprus, with a population of 55,648 in 2019. It's a seaport and tourist resort and has a walled old centre created in the 13th century.
Deryneia
Photo: panagiotys maimaride…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deryneia is a large village in the island of Cyprus. It is located on the east side of the island, 2 km south of the city of Famagusta. The population of the village is 5,758 and it consists of a municipality since 1994.
Ágios Ioánnis
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.1188° or 35° 7′ 8″ northLongitude
33.95159° or 33° 57′ 6″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8G7M4X92+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 690886104OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxGeoNames ID
18986
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In Other Languages
“Ágios Ioánnis” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ágios Ioánnis”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ιωάννης”
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