Cyprus
Paphos district
Páfos

Tombs of the Kings

The Tombs of the Kings is a large necropolis about 2 kilometres north of harbour in . In 1980, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Paphos and .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: necropolis in Paphos, Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Necropolis” and “Tafoi ton Vasileon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Turkish Baths, Ktima-Paphos and Lighthouse Beach.

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is situated 1¼ km east of Tombs of the Kings.

Beach
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is situated 1¼ km south of Tombs of the Kings.

Bus station
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is a bus station, which is situated 1½ km east of Tombs of the Kings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paphos and Fabrica Hill.

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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.

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. is situated 2½ km north of Tombs of the Kings.

Tombs of the Kings

Latitude
34.77554° or 34° 46′ 32″ north
Longitude
32.40608° or 32° 24′ 22″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8G6JQCG4+6C
Geo­Names ID
18808
Wiki­data ID
Q1796353
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Tombs of the Kings” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أضرحة الملوك”
  • Arabic: “ضريح الملوك”
  • Catalan: “Tombes dels Reis (Pafos)”
  • Catalan: “Tombes dels Reis”
  • Cebuano: “Táfoi ton Vasiléon”
  • Czech: “Královské hrobky (Pafos)”
  • Czech: “Královské hrobky”
  • Finnish: “Kuninkaiden haudat”
  • French: “tombeaux des Rois”
  • French: “Tombeaux des Rois”
  • German: “Königsgräber von Nea Paphos”
  • Greek: “Táfoi ton Vasiléon”
  • Greek: “Τάφοι των Βασιλέων”
  • Italian: “Tombe dei Re”
  • Polish: “Grobowce Królewskie (Pafos)”
  • Polish: “Grobowce Królewskie w Pafos”
  • Polish: “Groby Królewskie”
  • Russian: “Гробницы королей”
  • Russian: “Царские гробницы (Пафос)”
  • Russian: “Царские гробницы”
  • Serbian: “Гробница краљева (Пафос)”
  • Serbian: “Гробница краљева”
  • Slovenian: “Grobnice kraljev, Pafos”
  • Spanish: “Tumbas de los Reyes”
  • Swedish: “Táfoi ton Vasiléon”
  • Tamil: “மன்னர்களின் கல்லறை (பாபோஸ்)”
  • Tamil: “மன்னர்களின் கல்லறை”
  • Turkish: “Kral mezarları (baf)”
  • Turkish: “Kral Mezarları (Baf)”
  • Turkish: “Kral Mezarları”
  • Ukrainian: “Гробниці царів у Пафосі”

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