Famagusta, Greek Ammókhostos, Turkish Gazi Mausa, a major port in northern Cyprus administered by Turkish Cypriots. It is located on the island’s east coast in a bay between Capes Greco and Eloea, approximately 37 miles (55 kilometres) east of Nicosia. The port boasts Cyprus’s deepest harbour. Famagusta is a Frankish corruption of its Greek name,…

Nicosia, also known as Lefkosa in Greek and Lefkoşa in Turkish, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Cyprus. It is situated along the Pedieos River in the Mesaoria Plain, between the Kyrenia Mountains (north) and the Troodos range (south). The city also serves as the archiepiscopal seat of the autocephalous (the…

Larnaca, also known as Lárnax in Greek, Lârnaka in Turkish, or Iskele in Cypriot, is a port town in the Republic of Cyprus’s southeastern region. The modern town, located on the bay between Capes Kiti and Pyla, covers a large portion of ancient Citium, which was founded by the Mycenaeans in the 13th century BCE…