History of Famagusta

History of Famagusta is in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. History of Famagusta is situated nearby to the tourism office Akkule Cami, as well as near the city gate Famagusta Kapi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler.

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. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral is situated 460 metres northeast of History of Famagusta.

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 on the island of Cyprus. Founded in 1360, it was originally built as a church belonging to the Church of the East, an ancient Nestorian… Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler is situated 390 metres north of History of Famagusta.

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 Kingdom of Cyprus in the 14th century, and redesigned by the Republic of Venice in 15th and 16th centuries. Famagusta within the walls is situated 440 metres northeast of History of Famagusta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Famagusta and Varosha.

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.

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.

History of Famagusta

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.12178° or 35° 7′ 18″ north

Longitude

33.93936° or 33° 56′ 22″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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