Sourp Magar Monastery, Cyprus

Sourp Magar (Armenian: Սուրբ Մակար or Magaravank, Ս. Մակարայ Վանք) is an Armenian monastery located in a forested valley on the Pentadhaktylos range in Cyprus. The Magaravank stands at 530 metres and is about 1.5 km from the Halevga Forest Station. In addition to its historical interest as a centre of Armenian culture, Sourp Magar is noted for its picturesque location and distant views of the Mediterranean and the Taurus Mountains in Asia Minor. The monastery had close ties with the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, since 1930 located in Antelias, Lebanon.

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