Church of St. George of the Greeks
Church of St. George of the Greeks is a church in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Church of St. George of the Greeks is situated nearby to the historic building St. Nikolaos Church, as well as near Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral.- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Famagusta, Cyprus
- Also known as: “Rum Ortodoks Aziz George Kilisesi” and “St George of the Greeks, Famagusta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Famagusta within the walls.
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral
Mosque
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 Famagusta, Cyprus. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral is situated 140 metres northwest of Church of St. George of the Greeks.
Famagusta within the walls
Photo: Gerdl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The fortifications of Famagusta are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Famagusta in Northern Cyprus. 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. Famagusta within the walls is situated 270 metres northwest of Church of St. George of the Greeks.
Church of St. George of the Latins
Church
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St. George of the Latins is situated 320 metres north of Church of St. George of the Greeks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Famagusta and Varosha.
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city in Northern Cyprus, 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.
Varosha
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Milligan sumo, CC BY 2.0.
Varosha is the southern quarter of Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus. Varosha had a population of 226 in the 2011 Northern Cyprus census. The area of Varosha is 6.19 km2.
Deryneia
Photo: panagiotys maimaride…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deryneia is a large village in the island of Cyprus. It is located on the east side of the island, 2 km south of the city of Famagusta. The population of the village is 5,758 and it consists of a municipality since 1994.
Church of St. George of the Greeks
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.12394° or 35° 7′ 26″ northLongitude
33.9436° or 33° 56′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8G7M4WFV+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 31746866OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q12872128
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In Other Languages
From German to Western Frisian—“Church of St. George of the Greeks” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Georg-Kirche”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος των Ελλήνων Αμμοχώστου”
- Turkish: “Aziz George Kilisesi”
- Western Frisian: “Sint-Joaristsjerke fan ‘e Griken (Famagusta)”
- Western Frisian: “Sint-Joaristsjerke fan ’e Griken”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Nikolaos Church and St. Zoni Church.
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