Historic Cyprus

Sourp Magar Monastery

Monastery · Kyrenia

North of the island

Sourp Magar Monastery stands, Kyrenia District.

The monastery has been known since the Middle Ages; from the 15th century it belonged to the island’s Armenian community.

Periods: Byzantine, Frankish rule, Ottoman rule.

Check the admission fee on site.

The site lies in the northern part of the island, which has not been under the control of the Republic of Cyprus since 1974. It is reached through the official crossing points.

Type
Monastery
Period
Byzantine, Frankish rule, Ottoman rule
District
Kyrenia
Coordinates
35.287313, 33.522358 — Open on the map

Compiled from open sources, including OpenStreetMap, and not yet verified on site.