Troödos Painted Churches
Also known as Painted Churches in the Troödos Region, Eglises peintes de Troodos
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Cyprus
Inscribed
1985
List reference
351
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Troödos Painted Churches is about 25 km north of Lemosos. The nearest other World Heritage site is Khirokitia, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lemosos · about 154,000 peopleabout 25 km south
- Nicosia · about 224,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Larnaka · about 49,000 peopleabout 50 km east
- Kyrenia · about 27,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
- Paphos · about 36,000 peopleabout 65 km west
- Famagusta · about 43,000 peopleabout 80 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CyprusCultural26 km away
CyprusCultural66 km away
LebanonCultural250 km away
LebanonCultural255 km away
LebanonCultural266 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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