Moutoullas
Moutoullas | |
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| Coordinates: 34°59′N 32°49′E / 34.983°N 32.817°E | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Nicosia District |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 174 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 2866 |
| Website | moutoullas |
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.