Polystypos
Polystypos, sometimes also spelled Polystipos, is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located near Chandria. The origin of the name comes from "Poly" meaning "very" and “stypes” meaning "vines".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 181 residents
- Description: community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus
- Also known as: “Polystipos”
- Neighbors: Agros
Places of Interest
Highlights include Panagia tou Araka.
Panagia tou Araka
Church
Photo: Ansgar Bovet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Panagia tou Araka, or Arakos, is a middle Byzantine Orthodox church located in Cyprus. It is one of the most well-known and completely preserved middle Byzantine churches with mural paintings. Panagia tou Araka is situated 3 km north of Polystypos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Livadia and Alithinou.
Alithinou
Hamlet
Alithinou is a small village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located near Platanistasa.
Alona
Village
Photo: An. Antoniou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alona is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus. It located on the north side of the Troodos peaks between Madari and Papoutsa mountain ranges at an altitude of 1200 meters.
Polystypos
- Category: community of Cyprus Republic
- Location: Polýstypos, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Polystypos” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Polýstypos”
- Dutch: “Polystypos”
- Greek: “Polýstypos”
- Greek: “Πολύστυπος”
- Persian: “پلی استایپوس”
- Polish: “Polistipos”
- Swedish: “Polýstypos”
- Turkish: “Bolistibo”
- Urdu: “پولیستیپوس”
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