Paphos Gate
Paphos Gate, also known as Porta San Domenico, is a gate in the Walls of Nicosia, Cyprus. It was the entrance gate to the city towards the west, specifically Paphos.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Biologg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Biologg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cyprus Museum and Church of the Holy Cross.
Cyprus Museum
Museum
The Cyprus Museum is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus, located on Museum Street in central Nicosia. The museum is home to the most extensive collection of Cypriot antiquities in the world, and houses artifacts discovered during numerous excavations on the island. Cyprus Museum is situated 240 metres south of Paphos Gate.
Church of the Holy Cross
Church
The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic parish located in the city of Nicosia in Cyprus. The first church dedicated to the Holy Cross was built in 1642 and operated continuously until the late nineteenth century.
Our Lady Of Graces
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. Our Lady Of Graces is situated 100 metres east of Paphos Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nempetchane and Tampakchane.
Nempetchane
Neighborhood
Nebethane is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central Nicosia, Cyprus. Its name inherited from the Ottoman period is Turkish for police station or the guard room of the Turkish patrol.
Tampakchane
Neighborhood
Tabakhane is a historic neighborhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central Nicosia, Cyprus, named after the tannery which formerly existed just outside the city walls, near Paphos Gate.
Trypiotis
Quarter
Trypiotis is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central Nicosia, Cyprus. The church of this quarter, that of Archangel Michael, is one of the principal buildings of Nicosia and is the oldest church in Nicosia, amongst the churches now existing as such.
Paphos Gate
- Type: City gate
- Description: city gate in Nicosia
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.17373° or 35° 10′ 25″ northLongitude
33.35673° or 33° 21′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8G7M59F4+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1086932111OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q6024651
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Paphos Gate” goes by many names.
- French: “Porta San Domenico”
- French: “Porte de Paphos”
- German: “Paphos-Tor”
- Greek: “Πύλη Πάφου”
- Greek: “Πύλη της Πάφου”
- Italian: “Porta di Paphos”
- Italian: “Porta San Domenico”
- Spanish: “Puerta de Pafos”
- Turkish: “Baf Kapısı”
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