Ayia Photou Underground Church
Ayia Photou Underground Church is a church in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Ayia Photou Underground Church is situated nearby to the city gate Yenikapi, as well as near the stadium Mağusa Türk Gücü Canbulat Stadyumu.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral is situated 440 metres southeast of Ayia Photou Underground Church.
Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ganchvor Monastery is the Armenian Apostolic church in Famagusta, Cyprus. Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin is situated 350 metres west of Ayia Photou Underground Church.
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. Famagusta within the walls is situated 340 metres south of Ayia Photou Underground Church.
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 6 km northwest of Ayia Photou Underground Church.
Ayia Photou Underground Church
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Ayia Fotu Yeraltı Kilisesi”
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.12826° or 35° 7′ 42″ northLongitude
33.94007° or 33° 56′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8G7M4WHR+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 2085596502OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Ayia Photou Underground Church” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Αγία Φωτού”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yenikapi and Mağusa Türk Gücü Canbulat Stadyumu.
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