Agios Ioannis
Agios Ioannis is a quarter in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Agios Ioannis is situated nearby to the quarter Canbulat, as well as near the suburb Palaia Ammochostos.- Type: Quarter
- Description: quarter of Famagusta Municipality
- Also known as: “Namık Kemal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Famagusta within the walls.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Famagusta and Varosha.
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.
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.
Deryneia
Photo: panagiotys maimaride…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Ioannis
- Categories: Parish of Famagusta Municipality and locality
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.11799° or 35° 7′ 5″ northLongitude
33.94464° or 33° 56′ 41″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8G7M4W9V+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 11814057249OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Agios Ioannis” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άγιος Ιωάννης”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ájos Ioánnis i Ammókhostos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ájos Ioánnis”
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