Black Rock

Places of Interest

Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral

Mosque

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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.

Church of St. George of the Latins

Church

Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Famagusta

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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 2½ km south of Black Rock.

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 Black Rock.

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