Ágios Geórgios
Ágios Geórgios is a ruin in Ágios Epíktitos, Keryneia. Ágios Geórgios is situated nearby to the village Klepini, as well as near the town Agios Epiktitos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buffavento Castle and Panagia Apsinthiotissa.
Buffavento Castle
Historic site
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buffavento Castle is a castle in Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction remains unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period. It combines Byzantine and Frankish architectural elements. It fell into disuse in the 14th century. Buffavento Castle is situated 1½ km south of Ágios Geórgios.
Panagia Apsinthiotissa
Building
Panagia Apsinthiotissa or Absinthiotissa is a Greek Orthodox monastery located at the southern foot of the Pentadaktylos range in the Republic of Cyprus. Panagia Apsinthiotissa is situated 3 km southwest of Ágios Geórgios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klepini and Agios Epiktitos.
Klepini
Village
Klepini is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
Agios Epiktitos
Town
Agios Epiktitos is a village in Cyprus, located 6 km east of Kyrenia. Agios Epiktitos, is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.The village was named after an ascetic monk who fled the Saracens in Palestine in the 9th Century and was a colleague of Saint Ambrose of Kyrenia who gave his name to a village close by. Agios Epiktitos is situated 3 km northwest of Ágios Geórgios.
Vouno
Village
Vouno is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 299. The village of Vouno is located 10 kilometres north of Nicosia in Cyprus. Vouno is situated 4 km southwest of Ágios Geórgios.
Ágios Geórgios
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Agios Georgios” and “Ayios Yeoryios”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Ágios Epíktitos, Keryneia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.30161° or 35° 18′ 6″ northLongitude
33.41493° or 33° 24′ 54″ eastElevation
207 metres (679 feet)Open location code
8G7M8C27+JXGeoNames ID
20077
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In Other Languages
“Ágios Geórgios” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ágios Geórgios”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος”
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