Gialia Monastery

The Gialia Monastery is a ruined Georgian Orthodox monastery from the medieval period. It is located in the village of , , northwest .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yialia and Ayia Marina Chrysochous.

Hamlet
Gialia is a village in the of , located 11 km northeast of Polis Chrysochous. Prior to 1974, the village was inhabited by Turkish Cypriots. is situated 3½ km west of Gialia Monastery.

Village
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Ayia Marina is a village located in the of , in the Tylliria region. is situated 5 km northwest of Gialia Monastery.

Village
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is a village in the of , located 7 km northeast of Polis Chrysochous. From a geological perspective, it is located upon the calcareous sandstones, the sands, and the marls of the Pleistocene period as well as the lavas and the magma rocks. is situated 6 km southwest of Gialia Monastery.

Gialia Monastery

Latitude
35.08945° or 35° 5′ 22″ north
Longitude
32.55498° or 32° 33′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G7J3HQ3+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2598516274
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2066634
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Gialia Monastery” goes by many names.
  • French: “monastère de Ghalia”
  • French: “Monastère de Ghalia”
  • Georgian: “ღალიის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Gialia-Kloster”
  • Lithuanian: “Galija”
  • Russian: “Галия”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Галия”
  • Turkish: “Yalya Manastırı”

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