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Municipalities Of Cyprus
This is a list of settlements in Cyprus. The English-language name is indicated first, followed by the Greek name in Greek script (if it is different from the English-language name, the Greek name is rendered in the Latin alphabet), followed by the Turkish name. Listed last is a former name or one used in antiquity. Note that even though, prior to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkish names existed for some villages/towns, due to political reasons, most of the villages/towns were given a different Turkish name. The largest cities in Cyprus are Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta, Paphos Morphou and Kyrenia. District capitals Minor towns and villages Note: Some names were changed from Turkish after 1974. List of towns and villages in Northern Cyprus Most of the Turkish names were established in 1958, then some of them were changed after the 1974 invasion (e.g. Kourou Monastiri in Nicosia District). Note: Names of the towns are written as Greek name, new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geographically in Western Asia, its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southern European. Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located north of Egypt, east of Greece, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was established after the 1974 invasion and which is recognised as a country only by Turkey. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains include the well-preserved ruins from the Hellenistic period such as Salamis and Kourion, and Cypru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famagusta
Famagusta ( , ; el, Αμμόχωστος, Ammóchostos, ; tr, Gazimağusa or ) is a city on the east coast of Geography of Cyprus, Cyprus. It is located east of Nicosia District, Nicosia and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime republics of Republic of Genoa, Genoa and Republic of Venice, Venice), Famagusta was the island's most important port city and a gateway to trade with the ports of the Levant, from where the Silk Road merchants carried their goods to Western Europe. The old walled city and parts of the modern city are a ''de jure'' territory of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, currently under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus as the capital of the Gazimağusa District. Name In classical antiquity, antiquity, the town was known as ''Arsinoe'' ( grc, Ἀρσινόη), after the Greek queen Arsinoe II of Egypt, and was mentioned by that name by Strabo. In the 3rd century book Stadiasmus Maris Magni, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akanthou
Akanthou ( el, Ακανθού, ; tr, Tatlısu) is a village on the northern coast of Cyprus. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. , it had a population of 1,459. History The first settlement that can be linked with the modern-day Akanthou was in the Kouphes area, 2 miles to the northwest of Akanthou. Akanthou was established between the 7th and the 10th century at the place where the river passing through the village meets the sea. Following the Mamluk Arab raids in Cyprus, the coastal location was abandoned and the village moved to its present-day inland location. The name Akanthou, according to local tradition, comes from the name of a thorny bush present in the area, which is said to have provided protection for a beautiful woman, Anthousa, whom the Arab sailors tried to take captive. Akanthou was recorded to be under the fiefdom of a nobleman called Sir John Gorap in 1385. In the 14th and 15th centuries, there are records that indicate that Akanthou host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akaki, Cyprus
Akaki (Greek: Ακάκι, Cypriot Dialect: Ακάτζι; Turkish Akaki) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus. Recently a major find has been made of a 36 ft x 13 ft mosaic floor of a Roman villa depicting horse races in a hippodrome The hippodrome ( el, ἱππόδρομος) was an ancient Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words ''hippos'' (ἵππος; "horse") and ''dromos'' (δρόμος; "course"). The term is used i ... from a 4th c. AD villa. References External linksMaplandia Communities in Nicosia District {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agros, Cyprus
Agros ( el, Αγρός) is a village built on the Troödos Mountains, in the region of Pitsilia, in southwest Cyprus, which has built amphitheatrically among high mountains at an altitude of 1100 metres with a population of approximately 1,000. Agros is one of the most interesting villages of Cyprus and the Pitsilia area. The village is located 45 minutes away from the cities of Nicosia and Limassol, 20 minutes from Troodos Square and 80 minutes from the international airports of Larnaca and Paphos. History The village of Agros was named after the Monastery of Megalos Agros, which was built at the spot where the Church of Panayia of Agros is found today. According to tradition 40 monks from Cyzicus of Asia Minor, during the era of Byzantine Iconoclasm abandoned the Monastery of Megalos Agros and arrived in Cyprus carrying the icon of the Holy Mother. They ended up at the area where Agros is located today, stayed for a certain period in a cave. They built a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglandjia
Aglandjia ( el, Αγλαντζιά []; tr, Eğlence) is a suburb and a municipality of Nicosia, Cyprus. The municipality has a population of 20,783 (2011) and is contiguous with Nicosia Municipality. Aglandjia is near the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, buffer zone. It has an area of about 31 km2, of which 14 km2 are agricultural land Turkish invasion of Cyprus, occupied by the Turkish army since 1974. Of the remaining 17 km2, 9 km2 are national forest parks (Athalassa park, 8.6 km2 and Pedagogical Academy park 0.4 km2). Name The word ''Aglandjia'' is of Turkish origin, deriving from , meaning "entertainment". Its pronunciation in Cypriot Greek is . Another theory states that the name derives from the surname of the Frankish family de Aglande who owned the area in the period of Frankish rule during the Middle Ages. Geography Aglandjia is Nicosia's highest suburb, since its largest part is built either on hills or at tableland level. Aglan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Sozomenos
Agios Sozomenos ( gr, Αγιος Σωζόμενος tr, Arpalık (lit. "place of barley")) is a deserted village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, close to the Green Line and near Potamia. It is located at the confluence of the Alikos river with the Gialias, the second-longest river of Cyprus. The village is known for the Byzantine cave chapel dedicated to the hermit saint known as Sozomenos; the never-completed Latin church of Saint Mamas; and the ruined mud-brick buildings that date to before the village's abandonment in 1964. In recent years, the site has also become a popular attraction for visitors. There have been a number of archaeological excavations near the village, including a project focused on remains from the Late Bronze Age directed by Despina Pilides of the Department of Antiquities since 2016. Cave chapel 300 meters from the center of the village lies a church converted from a hermit's cave. The cave has been closed with a wall since 1912, when a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agioi Trimithias
Agioi Trimithias ( el, Άγιοι Τριμιθιάς) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo .... References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20090401071139/http://www.agiitrimithias.com/ Communities in Nicosia District {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Varvara, Paphos
Agia Varvara ( el, Αγία Βαρβάρα, tr, Engindere or ''Ayvarvara'') is a village located in the Paphos District of Cyprus. Prior to 1974, the village was largely inhabited by Turkish Cypriots. Afterwards, the Turkish Cypriot population was relocated to Karavas, Trachoni, Pentageia, Famagusta and Morphou Morphou ( el, Μόρφου; tr, Omorfo or ) is a town in the northwestern part of Cyprus, under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. It is the administrative center of the Güzelyurt District of Northern Cyprus. Having been a predominantl ... and was partially replaced by displaced Greek Cypriots from the north. References Communities in Paphos District Turkish Cypriot villages depopulated after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Trias, Cyprus
Agia Triada ( el, Αγία Τριάδα also known as Αγία Τριάς "the Holy Trinity", ; tr, Sipahi “cavalry soldier”, previously ) is a village on the Karpas Peninsula, east of Gialousa, in Cyprus. The village ''de jure'' is part of the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus but since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 it is under the ''de facto'' control of the internationally unrecognized TRNC Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Reco ... which claims the northern illegally occupied part of Cyprus. References Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in İskele District Greek enclaves in Northern Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Marinouda
Agia Marinouda ( gr, Αγία Μαρινούδα) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 7 km east of Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of Pap .... References Communities in Paphos District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Marina, Nicosia
Agia Marina ( gr, Άγια Μαρίνα) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, around west of Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor .... References Communities in Nicosia District {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
