Church of St. George of the Latins

Church of St. George of the Latins is a church in , . Church of St. George of the Latins is situated nearby to , as well as near the marketplace .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Famagusta, Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Latinlerin Aziz George Kilisesi” and “St George of the Latins”
  • Address: Gazimağusa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Famagusta within the walls.

Mosque
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The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque, originally known as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and later as the Saint Sophia Mosque of Mağusa, is the largest medieval building in , . is situated 200 metres south of Church of St. George of the Latins.

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The fortifications of Famagusta are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of in . The walls were built by the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus in the 14th century, and redesigned by Republic of Venice in 15th and 16th centuries before the siege of Ottoman Empire in 1571. is situated 210 metres southwest of Church of St. George of the Latins.

Historic building
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The Nestorian Church, officially known as the Church of St. George the Exiler is a church in the old town of on the island of Cyprus. Founded in 1360, it was originally built as a church belonging to the Church of the East, an ancient Nestorian… is situated 420 metres southwest of Church of St. George of the Latins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Famagusta and Varosha.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a city in , with a population of 55,648 in 2019. It's a seaport and tourist resort and has a walled old centre created in the 13th century.

Suburb
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is the southern quarter of , a de jure territory of , currently under the control of . had a population of 226 in the 2011 Northern Cyprus census. The area of is 6.19 km2.

Village
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is a village near in . It is a short distance from a prominent 2nd millennium BC archaeological site also named . is under the de facto control of . is situated 7 km northwest of Church of St. George of the Latins.

Church of St. George of the Latins

Latitude
35.12672° or 35° 7′ 36″ north
Longitude
33.94291° or 33° 56′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G7M4WGV+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 198430147
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2318514
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In Other Languages

From German to Western Frisian—“Church of St. George of the Latins” goes by many names.
  • German: “St. Georg der Lateiner (Famagusta)”
  • German: “St. Georg der Lateiner”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Γεωργίου των Λατίνων”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Gheorghe din Famagusta”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия латинян”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jorge de los Latinos”
  • Turkish: “St. George Latin Kilisesi”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Joaristsjerke fan ‘e Latinen (Famagusta)”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Joaristsjerke fan ’e Latinen”

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