Agios Philon
Agios Philon is a church in Rizokárpaso, Famagusta district. Agios Philon is situated nearby to the ruins Karpasia, as well as near Ayphilon Beach.Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Northern Cyprus
- Also known as: “Ayfilon” and “Saint Filion church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karpasia.
Karpasia
Ruins
Photo: Ansgar Bovet, CC BY 3.0.
Karpasia, Latinized as Carpasia, and also known as Karpasion, was an ancient town in Cyprus, situated on the northern shore of the Karpas Peninsula, 3 km from the modern town of Rizokarpaso. Karpasia is situated 110 metres southwest of Agios Philon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rizokarpaso.
Rizokarpaso
Town
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rizokarpaso is a town on the Karpas Peninsula in the northeastern part of Cyprus. While nominally part of the Famagusta District of the Republic of Cyprus, it has been under the control of Northern Cyprus since the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974, being administered as part of the İskele District. Rizokarpaso is situated 3½ km south of Agios Philon.
Agios Philon
- Categories: church ruin, cross-in-square, ruins, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rizokárpaso, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.62983° or 35° 37′ 47″ northLongitude
34.37374° or 34° 22′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8G7PJ9HF+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 293242364OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q16327458
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Agios Philon” goes by many names.
- German: “Ayios Philon”
- Greek: “Αγίος Φίλωνος”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Φίλωνος”
- Turkish: “Aya Philon Kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agios Philon and Ayphilon Beach.
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