Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler

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.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: church in de jure Cyprus, de facto Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Ay İkserino Kilisesi - Nesturi Kilisesi”, “Nestorian Church (Famagusta)”, and “Nestorian Church, Famagusta”

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 370 metres east of Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler.

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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 240 metres east of Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler.

Church
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Ganchvor Monastery is the Armenian Apostolic church in , Cyprus. is situated 310 metres northwest of Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Famagusta and Varosha.

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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 Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler.

Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler

Latitude
35.12526° or 35° 7′ 31″ north
Longitude
33.93868° or 33° 56′ 19″ east
Inception
1360
Open location code
8G7M4WGQ+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 733209911
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q24718394
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Western Frisian—“Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه النسطوريه”
  • German: “Kirche der Nestorianer”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Εξορινός”
  • Turkish: “Nasturi Kilisesi”
  • Western Frisian: “Nestoriaanske Tsjerke (Famagusta)”
  • Western Frisian: “Nestoriaanske Tsjerke”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church Yard and St. Anne Church.

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