Sourp Magar Monastery
Located in Chárkeia, Keryneia Coordinates: 35°17′15″ N 33°31′18″ E
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Asia/Famagusta · UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 532 m
- above sea level
About Sourp Magar Monastery
Sourp Magar Monastery is a tourist attraction. Location: Chárkeia, Keryneia.
Sourp Magar (Armenian: Սուրբ Մակար or Magaravank, Ս. Մակարայ Վանք) is located in the Pentadhaktylos mountain range in Cyprus, at an altitude of 530 m (1,740 ft) and about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) west of Halevga and 11 km (6.8 mi) north-east of Kythrea. It is the only Armenian monastery in Cyprus, which is celebrated on the first Sunday of May. It has been located in the occupied part of Cyprus since 1974. It is currently in a state of disrepair. The monastery had close ties with the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia.
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At a glance
- Architectural style
- Armenian architecture
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 78 sights and natural places within 10 km Anatolikí Plataniótissa, Agía Mávri
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Agía Mávri Historic site, Chárkeia1.4 km NE
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Panagía Plataniótissa Historic site, Kythréa1.6 km SW
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Ágios Vasíleios Historic site, Kythréa1.7 km S
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Anatolikí Plataniótissa Natural site, Keryneia0.5 km NE
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Ágios Geórgios Historic site, Chárkeia2 km NE
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Agía Paraskeví Historic site, Chárkeia2.4 km N
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Profítis Ilías Attraction, Chárkeia3.6 km N
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Giailás Mountain, Keryneia2.2 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Chalévga Village, Chárkeia1.1 km E
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Chárkeia Village, Chárkeia4.7 km NE
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Platymátis Village, Ágios Amvrósios4.3 km NW
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Kalyvákia Village, Kalyvákia4.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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