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 invasion 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
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Latitude

35.17926° or 35° 10′ 45″ north

Longitude

33.90303° or 33° 54′ 11″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

8G7M5WH3+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 397602623

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames 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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