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Painted Churches in the Troodos Region*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fresco detail, Asinou Church
State Party Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 351
Region† Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1985  (9th Session)
Extensions 2001
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
† Region as classified by UNESCO.

Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex As of 2008 there are a total of 878 World Heritage Sites located in 145 "State Parties" Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Asia Minor, Cyprus, all of the Aegean Islands, the Canaries A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 meters. Olympus is the highest point of the Troodos Mountains (1952 m in Cyprus.

Troodos Mountains
Troodos Mountains

Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many famous mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and picturesque mountain villages clinging to terraced hill slopes.

There are nine churches and one monastery in Troodos that are counted among UNESCO's World Heritage Sites and several other monasteries, of which the Kykkos monastery is the richest and most famous. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex The Kykkos Monastery (GreekΙερά Μονή Κύκκου which lies 20 km west of Pedoulas, one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in The nine Byzantine churches are:

The area has been known since ancient times for its copper mines, and in the Byzantine period it became a great centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monasteries were built in the mountains, away from the threatened coastline. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29


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Gallery

Saint Nicholas Church, Galata, Troodos mountain range

Interior View of Kykkos Monastery

Asinou Church

The "Pantocrator" Fresco in Asinou Church, Troodos mountain range

Kakopetria traditional architecture

Kakopetria panorama

Galata, Typical village in Troodos mountain range during winter

Skiing in Troodos in winter

Troodos mountain range view outside Evrychou in the District of Nicosia

Villages of Troodos (selection)

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Galata is a village in the Solea valley of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. The Kykkos Monastery (GreekΙερά Μονή Κύκκου which lies 20 km west of Pedoulas, one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in Kakopetria is a village in Cyprus located 55 kilometers southwest of the capital Nicosia, on the north facing foothills of the Troodos Mountains. Kakopetria is a village in Cyprus located 55 kilometers southwest of the capital Nicosia, on the north facing foothills of the Troodos Mountains. Galata is a village in the Solea valley of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. Evrychou (Ευρύχου is a village in Cyprus. It is located in the Nicosia District and the agricultural centre of the "Solea" region located about 50 km south-west Galata is a village in the Solea valley of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. Evrychou (Ευρύχου is a village in Cyprus. It is located in the Nicosia District and the agricultural centre of the "Solea" region located about 50 km south-west Kakopetria is a village in Cyprus located 55 kilometers southwest of the capital Nicosia, on the north facing foothills of the Troodos Mountains. Louvaras is a village in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. The village is 28 kilometers north of Limassol. Moutoullas ( Greek: Μουτουλλάς is a mountain village in Cyprus, located at an altitude of 900m (2500 ft in the Marathasa Valley of the Troodos Pachna ( Pakhna, Πάχνα is a village in the Limassol District of the Republic of Cyprus. Omodhos is a village in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. It is also located in the Limassol District of Cyprus and is 80 kilometers from the city of Phini is a village in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. The city is notable for its pottery made by Yiannakis Pilavaki Agros may refer to Agros, a village on Troodos mountains in Cyprus Agros, a place in the island of Corfu Marathassa Valley is a beautiful and fertile valley in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. Lania is a village at the foot of Mount Troodos on the main Limassol to Troodos road about 26 km from Limassol in the country of Cyprus. The geography of Cyprus entails the physical and Human geography of Cyprus, an Island country situated in the Eastern Basin of the
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