Agía Varvára

Agía Varvára is a church in , . Agía Varvára is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Selimiye Mosque and Famagusta Gate.

Mosque
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a , in . is situated 2 km southwest of Agía Varvára.

City gate
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a gate in the walls, . It is the chief gate of the city: the Porta Giuliana, or "di sotto" of Fra Stefano Lusignano's " Chorograffia", known as in modern times. is situated 1½ km southwest of Agía Varvára.

Mosque
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly St. Catherine's Church, is a historic mosque in . It is the most important Gothic building in Nicosia after , formerly the Frankish cathedral of Nicosia. is situated 1½ km southwest of Agía Varvára.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaimakli and Omorfita.

Suburb
Photo: KaimakliTrainstations, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large northeastern suburb of , Cyprus. Since 1968, it belongs to the Municipality of Nicosia. Its population in 2011 was 11,564. The neighbourhood is divided by the green line, with the northern part of the suburb lying in the north of the green line.

Quarter
or Kuchuk Kaimakli is a northeastern quarter of , . has been divided since 1974, its biggest chunk being under the de facto control of .

Neighborhood
Ayios Kassianos is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of , and the church situated therein after which the Quarter is named. It is Άγιος Κασσιανός in Greek and Aykasyano in Turkish and also has the historic name Kafesli.

Agía Varvára

Latitude
35.18744° or 35° 11′ 15″ north
Longitude
33.37898° or 33° 22′ 44″ east
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
Open location code
8G7M59PH+XH
Geo­Names ID
10177763
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In Other Languages

“Agía Varvára” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Agía Varvára”
  • Greek: “Αγία Βαρβάρα”

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