Agios Georgios
Agios Georgios is a locality in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Agios Georgios is situated nearby to the quarter Akropolis, as well as near Chrysospiliotissa.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 3½ km north of Agios Georgios.
Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ganchvor Monastery is the Armenian Apostolic church in Famagusta, Cyprus. Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin is situated 3½ km north of Agios Georgios.
Famagusta within the walls
Photo: Gerdl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The fortifications of Famagusta are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Famagusta in Northern Cyprus. The walls were built by the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus in the 14th century, and redesigned by Republic of Venice in 15th and 16th centuries before the siege of Ottoman Empire in 1571. Famagusta within the walls is situated 3½ km north of Agios Georgios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varosha and Famagusta.
Varosha
Suburb
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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 2½ km northeast of Agios Georgios.
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.
Deryneia
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Deryneia is a large village in the island of Cyprus. It is located on the east side of the island, 2 km south of the city of Famagusta. The population of the village is 5,758 and it consists of a municipality since 1994.
Agios Georgios
- Type: Locality
- Description: quarter of Famagusta Municipality
- Category: Parish of Famagusta Municipality
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Agios Georgios” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ájos Jeórjos i Ammókhostos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ájos Jeórjos”
- Turkish: “Harika, Mağusa”
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