Salamis
Salamis is a suburb in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Salamis is situated nearby to the quarter Sakarya, as well as near the locality Kum Tepe.- Type: Suburb
- Description: quarter of Famagusta Municipality
- Also known as: “Karakol”
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.
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.
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. Varosha is situated 3½ km southeast of Salamis.
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 4½ km northwest of Salamis.
Salamis
- Categories: Parish of Famagusta Municipality and locality
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.13829° or 35° 8′ 18″ northLongitude
33.92557° or 33° 55′ 32″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8G7M4WQG+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 11814057266OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Salamis” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Σαλαμίς”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salamís i Ammókhostos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salamís”
- Russian: “Саламин”
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