Paphos Gate

Paphos Gate, also known as Porta San Domenico, is a gate in the Walls of Nicosia, . It was the entrance gate to the city towards the west, specifically .
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: city gate in Nicosia
  • Also known as: “Porta San Domenico”
Photo: Biologg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cyprus Museum and Church of the Holy Cross.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum, is the oldest and largest archaeological in , located on Museum Street in central . is situated 240 metres south of Paphos Gate.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a Roman Catholic parish located in the city of in . The first church dedicated to the Holy Cross was built in 1642 and operated continuously until the late nineteenth century.

Church
Photo: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Grace Cathedral is the main Maronite church of the city of Nicosia, in Cyprus, and is the cathedral of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus. is situated 100 metres east of Paphos Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nempetchane and Tampakchane.

Neighborhood
Nebethane is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , . Its name inherited from the Ottoman period is Turkish for police station or the guard room of the Turkish patrol.

Neighborhood
Tabakhane is a historic neighborhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , , named after the tannery which formerly existed just outside the city walls, near Paphos Gate.

Quarter
is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , . The church of this quarter, that of , is one of the principal buildings of Nicosia and is the oldest church in Nicosia, amongst the churches now existing as such.

Paphos Gate

Latitude
35.17373° or 35° 10′ 25″ north
Longitude
33.35673° or 33° 21′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G7M59F4+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1086932111
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6024651
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Paphos Gate” goes by many names.
  • French: “Porte de Paphos”
  • German: “Paphos-Tor”
  • Greek: “Πύλη Πάφου”
  • Greek: “Πύλη της Πάφου”
  • Italian: “Porta di Paphos”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de Pafos”
  • Turkish: “Baf Kapısı”

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