Church Panagia Galoktisti
Church Panagia Galoktisti or Galoktisti is one of the oldest churches in Cyprus built in the 12th–14th century, and is located on a hill between the two villages Kato Pyrgos and Pano Pyrgos.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: goat-Milk church between Kato Pyrgos and Pano Pyrgos, Cyprus
- Also known as: “Panagia Galoktisti”
- Address: Κάτω Πύργος
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pano Pyrgos and Pigenia.
Pano Pyrgos
Hamlet
Pano Pyrgos is a village in Cyprus. It is controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Due to its location, being surrounded by the Troodos Mountains, the Turkish controlled exclave of Kokkina, and the Green Line, it is rather isolated and difficult to reach and gets significant numbers of visitors only in August during summer vacation.
Pigenia
Hamlet
Pigenia is a small village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, southwest of Kato Pyrgos. The hamlet of Challeri is a part of the municipality.
Kato Pyrgos
Village
Photo: Gustavobw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kato Pyrgos is a village in Cyprus. Kato Pyrgos is the only Greek Cypriot village located on Morphou Bay and controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Due to its location, being surrounded by the Troodos Mountains, the Turkish controlled exclave of Kokkina, and the Green Line, it is rather isolated and difficult to reach, and gets significant numbers of visitors only in August during summer vacation.
Church Panagia Galoktisti
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pigénia, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.16637° or 35° 9′ 59″ northLongitude
32.67298° or 32° 40′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8G7J5M8F+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1049440127OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q117219778
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Greek—“Church Panagia Galoktisti” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “პანაგია გალოქტისტის ეკლესია”
- Greek: “Εξωκλήσι Παναγία η Γαλόκτιστη”
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