Kyrenia Castle

Kyrenia Castle is a 16th-century castle in the north of , built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification. Within its walls is a twelfth-century chapel showing reused late Roman capitals, and the Shipwreck Museum.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
  • Opening hours:
    April–October: 8:00 AM–7:00 PM
    November–March: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: building in De jure Cyprus , De facto Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as
    “Frourio Kyrineias”
    “Keryneia”
    “Kyrenia City Fortifications”
    “Shipwreck Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Agha Cafer Pasha Mosque, Kyrenia.
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is situated 160 metres west of Kyrenia Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyrenia and Karakoumi.
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is the chief port and tourist resort of .
is a village in , located about 2 kilometers from .
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is a historic village, now a suburb of , Cyprus.

Kyrenia Castle

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Latitude
35.34164° or 35° 20′ 30″ north
Longitude
33.32236° or 33° 19′ 21″ east
Open location code
8G7M88RC+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154898919
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
20135
Wiki­data ID
Q1408931

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kyrenia Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կիրենիայի ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kiriniya qəsri”
  • Basque: “Kireniako gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Froúrio Kyrineías”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Kyrenia”
  • Finnish: “Kyrenian linna”
  • French: “Château de Cérines”
  • French: “Château de Kyrenia”
  • Georgian: “კირენიის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Festung Kyrenia”
  • German: “Festung von Kyrenia”
  • German: “Girne Kalesi”
  • Greek: “Froúrio Kyrineías”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Κερύνειας”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Κυρηνείας”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת קירניה”
  • Hungarian: “Keríniai vár”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Kyrenia”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Kyrenia”
  • Italian: “Castello di Kyrenia”
  • Japanese: “キレニア城”
  • Korean: “키레니아성”
  • Latvian: “Kirēnijas pils”
  • Malayalam: “കൈറീനിയ കാസിൽ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kyrenia slott”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Kirenii”
  • Russian: “Киренийский замок”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Kyrenia”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Kyrenia”
  • Swedish: “Froúrio Kyrineías”
  • Turkish: “Girne Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіренійський замок”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіренійській замок”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Upper Kyrenia Turkish Quarter and Kato Keryneia.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Cistern and Bronze bells.

Cyprus: Highlights

Learn more about Nicosia and Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
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