Palaichori Oreinis () is a village located in the
Nicosia District
Nicosia District (Greek: Eπαρχία Λευκωσίας) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa District of the ...
of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
on the
E 903 road.
The village stands at an altitude of 930 m.
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/ref> Palaichori Oreinis is separated by Palaichori Morphou
Palaichori Morphou () is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the e ...
by the Serrache River.Palaichori
Palaichori () is a settlement in the Nicosia District of Cyprus. It comprises two villages, ''Palaichori Oreinis'' and ''Palaichori Morphou'', separated by the Serrache River.
The villages stand at an altitude of 930 m.
History, churches and monu ...
.
The village contains a 16th-century church, ''Metamorfosis tou Sotiros'' ( gr, Μεταμορφώσης του Σωτήρος). The church is one of the ten Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals:
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, which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
in 1985 because of their outstanding frescoes and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus.
References
External links
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palaichori.com
Guide to the Village of Palaichori
Communities in Nicosia District
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