Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin

Ganchvor Monastery is the Armenian Apostolic church in , Cyprus.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: Armenian monastery in Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Astvatsatsin Monastery in Ganchvor”, “Ganchvor monastery”, “Ganchvor Monastery”, “Gançvor Manastırı”, “Monastery in Kanchvor”, “Monastery of the Holy Mother of God”, and “Surb Astvacacin”
  • Address: Gazimağusa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler.

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 630 metres southeast of Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin.

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 , founded in 1360. Originally built as a church belonging to the Church of the East, an ancient Nestorian branch of Eastern Christianity, it was converted to a Greek Orthodox Church in the British era after centuries of use as a stable for camels in the Ottoman era. is situated 310 metres southeast of Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin.

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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 490 metres southeast of Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin.

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 6 km northwest of Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin.

Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin

Latitude
35.12732° or 35° 7′ 38″ north
Longitude
33.93639° or 33° 56′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G7M4WGP+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 198430162
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q4133388
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կանչուոր Սուրբ Աստուածածին”
  • Armenian: “Կանչվոր Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք”
  • German: “Armenische Kirche”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι Καντσβώρ”
  • Greek: “Παναγία του Καντσβώρ”
  • Persian: “صومعه مریم مقدس کانچوور”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Ganchvor”
  • Russian: “Ганчвор”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Пресвятой Богородицы в Канчворе”
  • Turkish: “Ganchvor Manastırı”
  • Western Armenian: “Կանչուոր Սուրբ Աստուածածին վանք”
  • Western Frisian: “Armeenske Tsjerke (Famagusta)”
  • Western Frisian: “Armeenske Tsjerke”

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