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Karpaz

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AGioS PHiLoN KİLİSeSİ

Karpaz halkını M.S. 4. yüzyılda Hıristiyan yapan azizin adına yapılmış. Agios Philon Kilisesi, aslında Helenistik ve Roma Dönemleri’nden kalan yıkıntıların üzerine inşa edilmiş. Arap korsanlarınca yıkılan yapının üzerine M.S. 12. yüzyılda kubbeli bir Bizans kilisesi yapılmış. Yapının tabanında renkli taşlardan yapılmış mozaikler görülmeye değer.

AYioS PHiLoN CHurCH

Ayios Philon Church was erected in the 4th century AD the name of the saint who spread Christianity among the inhabitants of Karpaz was built on remains from the Hellenistic and Roman eras. The building was destroyed by Arabian pirates and in 12th century AD, they raised a Byzantine church from the ruins. The coloured-stone mosaics that ornament the floor of the building are worth seeing.

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