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There are over sixty churches in Cyprus with Byzantine and post-Byzantine wall paintings.[1][2] Of these, ten that are situated in the Troodos Mountains have been inscribed jointly on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Painted Churches in the Troodos Region.[3][4]

  1. ^ Stylianou, Andreas; Stylianou, Judith A. (1997). The Painted Churches of Cyprus: Treasures of Byzantine Art (2 ed.). A. G. Leventis Foundation. ISBN 9963-560-30-X.
  2. ^ der Parthog, Gwynneth (2006). Medieval Cyprus: A Guide to the Byzantine and Latin Monuments (2 ed.). Moufflon Publications. ISBN 9963-642-23-3.
  3. ^ "Painted Churches in the Troodos Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Painted Churches in the Troodos Region: Evaluation" (PDF). ICOMOS. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

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