Palaiosofos

Palaiosofos is a small village in , located southeast of . De facto, it is under the control of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: place in Kyrenia District, Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Balyosofa”, “Balyosofo”, “Malatya, KKTC”, “Malatya, Kuzey Kıbrıs”, “Malatya, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”, “Palæosophos”, “Palaiosofos, Cyprus”, “Palaiosofos, North Cyprus”, “Paleosophos”, and “Palyosofo”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Acheiropoietos Monastery and Saint Evlalios church.

Ruins
Photo: Shirazibustan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a medieval Byzantine… is situated 3 km northwest of Palaiosofos.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km northwest of Palaiosofos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motides and Ftericha.

Village
is a small village in , to the east of .

Village
is a small village in in , located southeast of .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the north of the Cyprus island.

Palaiosofos

Latitude
35.3271° or 35° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
33.20702° or 33° 12′ 25″ east
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
Open location code
8G7M86G4+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299290543
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
146237
Wiki­data ID
Q7126581
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Palaiosofos” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պալեոսոֆոս”
  • Bulgarian: “Палеософос”
  • Cebuano: “Palaiósofos”
  • Dutch: “Palaiosofos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پالايوسوفوس”
  • Greek: “Palaiósofos”
  • Greek: “Παλαιόσοφος/Μαλάτια”
  • Greek: “Παλαιόσοφος”
  • Italian: “Palaiosofos”
  • Persian: “پالائوسوفوس”
  • Polish: “Paleosofos”
  • Russian: “Палайософос”
  • Swedish: “Palaiósofos”
  • Turkish: “Malatya-İncesu”
  • Turkish: “Malatya”
  • Urdu: “پالایوسوفوس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Eliá and Pano Geitonia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Agia Paraskevi and Waterfall Malatya.

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Worth a closer look: Nicosia and Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

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