Palaia Ammochostos
Palaia Ammochostos is a suburb in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Palaia Ammochostos is situated nearby to the quarter Agios Ioannis, as well as near Dumlupınar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: quarter of Famagusta Municipality
- Also known as: “Famagusta Within the Walls” and “Suriçi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Othello’s Tower.
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.
Othello’s Tower
Othello Castle, also known as Othello's Tower, is a castle in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. It was built by the Lusignans in the 14th century, and was later modified by the Venetians.
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.
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 7 km northwest of Palaia Ammochostos.
Palaia Ammochostos
- Categories: Parish of Famagusta Municipality and locality
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.12483° or 35° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
33.94171° or 33° 56′ 30″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8G7M4WFR+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 11691620565OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Palaia Ammochostos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Παλαιά Αμμόχωστος”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Paleá Ammókhostos”
- Turkish: “Suriçi, Mağusa”
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