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{{На английском|Located in the Kyrenia Mountain Range, with more than 9000 donums of orchards and fields.
The monastery of Sourp Magar is situated at a height of 510 meters above sea level, on the northern slopes of the Kyrenia mountain range. Sourp Magar means "Saint Makarios the Blessed". It could refer either to a 4th century AD Coptic hermit who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, or to another 4th century AD Coptic hermit who was a pupil of St. Anthony of the Desert. The feast days of both these saints are observed by the Armenian Church..
The upheavals in the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century resulted in the arrival of thousands of Armenian refugees on the island. The monastery opened its doors to orphans and to those in need. It also developed farming to help feed the hungry.
Right until the Turkish invasion of 1974, the monastery was a favourite place for Armenian families and schools to visit, as its grounds were particularly pleasant, especially in the hot summer months. The feast day is 1st May. Since the 1974 invasion, the monastery has been inaccessible to Armenians or Greek Cypriots and is now derelict.}}
