Moutoullas

Place in Nicosia District, Cyprus

34°59′N 32°49′E / 34.983°N 32.817°E / 34.983; 32.817CountryCyprusDistrictNicosia DistrictElevation

800 m (2,600 ft)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total174Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal code

2866

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Moutoullas (Greek: Μουτουλλάς [locally [mutuˈlːas]], Turkish: Mudulla) is a mountain village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, at an elevation of 800 m (2,600 ft) 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, along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troodos Region, because of their unique murals and archicture.^[2]

References

^ "C1. POPULATION ENUMERATED BY SEX, AGE, DISTRICT, MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY AND QUARTER (1.10.2011)", Population - Place of Residence, 2011, Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 17 April 2014, archived from the original on 20 April 2014, retrieved 20 April 2014
^ "Painted Churches in the Troodos Region/Eglises peintes de la région de Troodos". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. 1985. Retrieved 30 May 2021.