| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Asinou, Panagia Phorbiotissa church: fresco of Christ Pantocrator (narthex). | |
| Location | Troodos Mountains, Cyprus |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 351bis |
| Inscription | 1985 (9th Session) |
| Extensions | 2001 |
| Area | 3.693 ha (9.13 acres) |
| Coordinates | 34°55′13″N 33°5′45″E / 34.92028°N 33.09583°E |
  Location of Painted Churches in the Troodos Region in Cyprus  Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (West and Central Asia)  Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (Mediterranean) | |
The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region (Greek: Τοιχογραφημένοι ναοί στην περιοχή του όρους Τρόοδος, romanized: Toichografiménoi naoí stin periochí tou órous Tróodos) 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:
- Church of Agios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Stegis in Kakopetria: An 11th-century monastery and the oldest surviving katholikon in Cyprus
- Agios Ioannis (St. John) Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis: A 13th-century monastery
- Church of Panagia (The Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou) in Nikitari: A 12th-century church
- Church of Panagia (The Virgin) tou Arakou in Lagoudhera: A 12th century church
- Church of Panagia (The Virgin) in Moutoullas: A 13th-century chapel and the earliest example of steep-pitched wooden roofs
- Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael) in Pedoulas: A late 15th-century church
- Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) in Pelendri: A church containing unique 14th-century wall paintings
- Church of Panagia (The Virgin) Podithou in Galata: An early-16th century church
- Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Agiasmati in Platanistasa: A 14th-century church
- Church of Agia Sotira (of the Transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros in Palaichori Oreinis: A 16th-century church.
Initially nine of these churches were designated by UNESCO in 1985 with the church in Palaichori added to the list in 2001.[1] The Church of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa in Kourdali, Spilia, was submitted as a potential further extension in 2002 and currently resides on the Tentative List.[2]
