Koskinas

Koskinas is an intermittent stream in , . Koskinas is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include MV Demetrios II and Kato Paphos Castle.

Disaster remains
The , also known as Dimitrios II, was a cargo ship, built in 1964 by J. J. Sietas at their shipbuilding yard in Hamburg-Neuenfelde, . The ship ran aground off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1998.

Photo: Alan Samuel, CC BY 2.0.
Paphos Castle is located at the western end of the city port. It was originally a Byzantine fortress built to protect the port. The main fortress of the city was located in , about 600 metres west, and was destroyed by the earthquake of 1222. is situated 3½ km south of Koskinas.

Photo: Xenophon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined medieval fortress inside the Paphos Archaeological Park, just north of the harbour of , on the island of . It takes its name from the large number of granite columns that were found on the site and probably once formed part of the ancient agora. is situated 3 km south of Koskinas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chloraka and Paphos.

Town
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is a village in the of , 3 km north of . The town is host to Akritas Chlorakas, a Cypriot First Division football team.

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is a town at the southwestern tip of , between the coast and the Troodos Mountains. The city is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Koskinas.

Koskinas

Latitude
34.78473° or 34° 47′ 5″ north
Longitude
32.4013° or 32° 24′ 5″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8G6JQCM2+VG
Geo­Names ID
18786
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Satellite Map

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