Yenişehir
Yenişehir is a locality in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Yenişehir is situated nearby to the suburb Salamis, as well as near the quarter Sakarya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin.
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral
Mosque
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. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral is situated 2½ km southeast of Yenişehir.
Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin
Church
Ganchvor Monastery is the Armenian Apostolic church in Famagusta, Cyprus.
Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler
Historic building
The Nestorian Church, officially known as the Church of St. George the Exiler is a church in the old town of Famagusta, Cyprus founded in 1360. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Famagusta and Enkomi.
Famagusta
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.Enkomi
Village
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 4 km northwest of Yenişehir.
Varosha
Suburb
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. Varosha is situated 4½ km southeast of Yenişehir.
Yenişehir
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Yenisehir”
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.14167° or 35° 8′ 30″ north
Longitude
33.92083° or 33° 55′ 15″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8G7M4WRC+M8
GeoNames ID
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