Church of Our Lady of Tire

Notre Dame de Tyre or Our Lady of Tyre, or simply the Armenian church is located in , Cyprus, in the Arab Ahmet Pasha quarter, on Salahi Şevket Street.
Wikipedia
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: church in de jure Cyprus, de facto Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Notre Dame de Tyre” and “Tire’deki Meryem Ana Kilisesi”
  • Address: Şehit Mehmet Hüseyin Sokak

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cyprus Museum and Dervish Pasha Mansion.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is the oldest and largest archaeological in , located on Museum Street in central . 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. is situated 430 metres southwest of Church of Our Lady of Tire.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a historical mansion and ethnographic museum in the Arab Ahmet quarter of , currently located in . It lies on the Beliğ Paşa Street and has two floors. is situated 150 metres north of Church of Our Lady of Tire.

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. is situated 100 metres southwest of Church of Our Lady of Tire.

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 .

Neighborhood
Ιbrahim Pasha is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of , . It is named after Ιbrahim Pasha, one of the leaders in the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570.

Church of Our Lady of Tire

Latitude
35.17503° or 35° 10′ 30″ north
Longitude
33.35815° or 33° 21′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G7M59G5+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 277329621
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q12809450
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Church of Our Lady of Tire from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Church of Our Lady of Tire” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
  • Dutch: “Onze- Lieve- Vrouwekerk van Tyrus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سيده صور”
  • Greek: “Παναγία της Τύρου”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس (نیکوزیا)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Богородицы”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Tiro”
  • Turkish: “Ermeni kilisesi (lefkoşa)”
  • Turkish: “Ermeni Kilisesi (Lefkoşa)”
  • Turkish: “Ermeni Kilisesi”
  • Western Frisian: “Armeenske Tsjerke (Nikosia)”
  • Western Frisian: “Armeenske Tsjerke”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arkhe and Apostolic Nunciature to Cyprus.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Armenian Church and Monastery and Bilim Lefkoşa.

Cyprus: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Nicosia, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Larnaca, and Limassol.

Curious Churches to Discover

Uncover intriguing churches from every corner of the globe.