Franciscan Church and Monastery

Franciscan Church and Monastery is a church in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Franciscan Church and Monastery is situated nearby to Ağa Cafer Pașa Fountain, as well as near the park Hendek.

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

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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 150 metres east of Franciscan Church and Monastery.

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.

Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler

Historic building

Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Nestorian Church, officially known as the Church of St. George the Exiler is a church in the old town of Famagusta 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… Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler is situated 220 metres west of Franciscan Church and Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Famagusta and Varosha.

Famagusta

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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.

Enkomi

Village

Photo: Lokal Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Enkomi is a village near Famagusta in Cyprus. It is a short distance from a prominent 2nd millennium BC archaeological site also named Enkomi. Enkomi is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Enkomi is situated 7 km northwest of Franciscan Church and Monastery.

Franciscan Church and Monastery

Type: Church
Also known as: “Fransisken Kilisesi ve Manastırı”
Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and religion
Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.12487° or 35° 7′ 30″ north

Longitude

33.941° or 33° 56′ 28″ east

Open location code

8G7M4WFR+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 732111163

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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In Other Languages

From Greek to Russian—“Franciscan Church and Monastery” goes by many names.

Greek: “Άγιος Φραγκίσκος”
Russian: “Церковь св. Франциска”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ağa Cafer Pașa Fountain and Hendek.

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