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Famagusta, [a] also known by several other names, is a city located in the Gazimağusa District of the de facto and unrecognised state of Northern Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia , and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.
A district administration in "exile" exists on the Republic of Cyprus-controlled part of the island. This part of the district has a population of 54.282 inhabitants (as of 2021 [update] ). [ 3 ]
Varosha, as seen from outside the military fence Abandoned hotels in Varosha Varosha viewed from Paralimni in 2017.. Varosha (Greek: Βαρώσια, romanized: Varósia, locally; Turkish: Maraş or Kapalı Maraş [2] [3]) is the southern quarter of Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus.
The seaports in Famagusta and Kyrenia have been declared closed to all shipping by the Republic of Cyprus since 1974. [130] By agreement between Northern Cyprus and Syria, there was a ship tour between Famagusta and Latakia, Syria before the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War. Since the opening of the Green Line Turkish Cypriot residents are ...
The earliest archaeological finds go back to the eleventh century BC (Late Bronze Age III). The copper ores of Cyprus made the island an essential node in the earliest trade networks, and Cyprus was a source of the orientalizing cultural traits of mainland Greece at the end of the Greek Dark Ages, hypothesized by Walter Burkert in 1992.
Famagusta Bay (Greek: Κόλπος της Αμμοχώστου, Turkish: Mağusa Körfezi) is the easternmost body of water that is formed by the Karpasia peninsula and Protaras. It is named after the city of Famagusta , which lies almost right in the middle of the bay.
The city was traditionally a suburb of Famagusta (until the occupation of the city), just 10 km to the north. Paralimni is located near the Mediterranean coast, about 80 meters above sea level. The city is located at the southeast end of the island's central plateau Mesaoria. This is why the plain extends around the city in the north and the ...
Deryneia (Greek: Δερύνεια; Turkish: Derinya) is a large village in the island of Cyprus. It is located on the east side of the island, 2 km (1 mi) south of the city of Famagusta. The population of the village is 5,758 (October 2011 census) and it consists of a municipality since 1994. The current mayor is Andros Karayiannis.