Baykal

Places of Interest

Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral

Mosque

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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.

Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin

Church

Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin is the Armenian Apostolic church in Famagusta, Cyprus.

Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler

Historic building

Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Nestorian Church, officially known as the Church of St. George the Exiler is a church in the old town of Famagusta, Cyprus. Originally built as a church belonging to the Church of the East, an ancient Nestorian branch of Eastern Christianity, it was converted to a Greek Orthodox Church in the British era after centuries of use as a stable for camels in the Ottoman era.

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Famagusta

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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.

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.

Enkomi

Village

Photo: Lokal Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Enkomi is a village near Famagusta in Cyprus. It is a short distance from a prominent 2nd millennium BC archaeological site also named Enkomi. Enkomi is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Enkomi is situated 6 km northwest of Baykal.

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