Sourp Magar Armenian Monastery
Sourp Magar is located in a picturesque location on the Pentadhaktylos mountain range in Cyprus, at an altitude of 530 m. and about 1½ km to the west of Halevga or 11 km to the north-east of Kythrea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: Armenian monastery in Cyprus
- Also known as: “Magaravank”, “Sourp Magar”, “Sourp Magar Monastery, Cyprus”, and “Surp Magar Ermeni Manastırı”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalyvakia and Kornokipos.
Kalyvakia
Village
Kalyvakia is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, east of the town of Kythrea. The village is de facto under the control of Northern Cyprus. Kalyvakia is situated 4 km southeast of Sourp Magar Armenian Monastery.
Kornokipos
Village
Kornokipos is a village in the Famagusta District in Cyprus, located on the south eastern side of the Kyrenia Mountains. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Kornokipos is situated 4½ km east of Sourp Magar Armenian Monastery.
Charkeia
Village
Charkeia or Chartzia is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, east of Kyrenia. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Charkeia is situated 4½ km northeast of Sourp Magar Armenian Monastery.
Sourp Magar Armenian Monastery
- Categories: monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chárkeia, Keryneia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.28738° or 35° 17′ 15″ northLongitude
33.52226° or 33° 31′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8G7M7GPC+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2017924410OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q7565217
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Sourp Magar Armenian Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մակարավանք”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Մակարի վանք”
- German: “ehemaliges Kloster Sourp Magar”
- Greek: “Αρμενομονάστηρο”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Σουρπ Μαγκάρ (Κύπρος)”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Σουρπ Μαγκάρ”
- Persian: “صومعه مارکار مقدس”
- Polish: “Klasztor Sourp Magar”
- Russian: “Сурб Магар”
- Western Armenian: “Մակարայ վանք”
- Western Armenian: “Մակարայ Վանք”
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