Troodos Mountains
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| Troodos Mountains | |
| Location | Cyprus |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | |
| Name | Painted Churches in the Troodos Region |
| UNESCO State Party | Cyprus |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
| UNESCO Site ID | 351 |
| Year of Listing | 1985 |
| Extensions' | 2001 |
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Troodos Mountains
Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 metres.
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. The nine Byzantine churches are:
- Stavros tou Ayiasmati
- Panayia tou Araka
- Timiou Stavrou at Pelendri
- Ayios Nikolaos tis Stegis
- Panayia Podithou
- Assinou
- Ayios loannis Lampadistis
- Panayia tou Moutoula
- Archangel Michael at Pedhoulas
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.
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Villages of Troodos (selection)
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