Salamis
Salamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition, the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, king of the Greek island of Salamis, who could not return home after the Trojan War because he had failed to avenge his brother Ajax.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of Saint Barnabas.
Monastery of Saint Barnabas
Photo: George M. Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
The monastery of Saint Barnabas was a church on the island of Cyprus, 2 kilometres west of Constantia. Today the site is in Northern Cyprus and functions as a museum. Monastery of Saint Barnabas is situated 2 km west of Salamis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Enkomi and Agios Sergios.
Enkomi
Village
Photo: Lokal Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Enkomi is a village near Famagusta in Cyprus. It is a short distance from a prominent 2nd millennium BC archaeological site also named Enkomi. Enkomi is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Enkomi is situated 2½ km southwest of Salamis.
Agios Sergios
Village
Photo: Wakowlk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agios Sergios is a large village in Cyprus, near the ancient site Salamis. Agios Sergios is de facto under Northern Cyprus since the Turkish invation in Cyprus in 1974. Agios Sergios is situated 3 km northwest of Salamis.
Limnia
Village
Limnia is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located just north of the city of Famagusta. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Limnia is situated 4½ km northwest of Salamis.
Salamis
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Constantia”, “Konstantia City-Site”, “Salamis City-Site”, “Salamis Harabeleri”, “Salamis Necropolis”, and “Salamis/Konstantia City-Site”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Égkomi, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.17926° or 35° 10′ 45″ northLongitude
33.90303° or 33° 54′ 11″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8G7M5WH3+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 397602623OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
19042
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Salamis” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Archeologická lokalita Salamis”
- French: “Salamine de Chypre”
- German: “Salamis”
- Greek: “Salamís”
- Greek: “Σαλαμίς”
- Portuguese: “Salamina”
- Russian: “Саламин”
- Spanish: “Salamina”
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