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Moutoullas ( el, Μουτουλλάς [], tr, Mudulla) is a mountain village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, at an elevation of in Marathasa Valley. In 2011, it had a population of 174. The old village church, the 13th-century chapel of ''Panayia tou Moutoulla'', is one of the earliest-dated examples of the steep-pitched wooden roof type with frescoes. It was built in around 1280 and has been declared 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 ...
, along with nine other
Painted Churches in the Troodos 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 (buildings), Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine ar ...
, because of their unique murals and archicture.


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Communities in Nicosia District Panayia tou Moutoulla {{Cyprus-geo-stub