Machairás
Machairás is a mountain in Lazaniás, Nicosia and has an elevation of 1,395 metres. Machairás is situated nearby to the locality Moutti tous Troullous, as well as near Romios.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,395 metres
- Description: mountain in Cyprus
- Also known as: “Chionia”, “Kionia”, “Kionia Peak”, “Koinas Tepesi”, “Machaira”, “Machairas”, “Makheras”, “Maşera”, and “Mount Chionia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Machairas Monastery.
Machairas Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Machairas Monastery is a historic monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary located about 40 km from the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. It lies at an altitude of about 900 m and was founded at the end of the 12th century close to the current village of Lazanias, in the Machairas Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lazanias and Agioi Vavatsinias.
Lazanias
Hamlet
Photo: Chneophytou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lazanias is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located in the Machairas Forest area, southwest of Gourri. Lazanias is situated 3½ km northwest of Machairás.
Agioi Vavatsinias
Village
Agioi Vavatsinias is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, 3 km north of Ora. Its population in 2011 was 131. Agioi Vavatsinias is the ancestral village of Manos Loïzos, who is considered to be one of the most important Greek Cypriot composers of the 20th century. Agioi Vavatsinias is situated 4½ km south of Machairás.
Vavatsinia
Village
Vavatsinia is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, east of Agioi Vavatsinias. Its population in 2011 was 81. Vavatsinia is situated 4½ km southeast of Machairás.
Machairás
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Lazaniás, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Machairás” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Machairás”
- Dutch: “Machairás”
- Greek: “Machairás”
- Greek: “Μαχαιράς”
- Swedish: “Machairás”
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Localities in the Area
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