Lagoudera

Village in Nicosia District, Cyprus

Lagoudera Λαγουδερά
village
Panagia tou Araka
34°57′45″N 33°0′37″E / 34.96250°N 33.01028°E / 34.96250; 33.01028
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	84
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Lagoudera (Greek: Λαγουδερά; Turkish: Lagudera) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located near Chandria.

Lagoudera village is about 50 km from Nicosia under Madari peak, the islands second highest peak on the Troodos mountain range. It is famous for the Panagia tou Araka church, a 12th-century monastery covered with fine frescoes, which is situated just outside the village. Together with Asinou church and that of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis, it is considered to be one of the most important Byzantine churches of the island. It is UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region.