Cyprus
Paphos district
Souskioú

Souskiou

Souskiou is an abandoned village in the of , located 4 km north of . The village was formerly mixed, but by the 1960s had become entirely Turkish Cypriot.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 2 residents
  • Description: community in Paphos District, Republic of Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Suskinu”, “Susköy”, and “Susuz”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanctuary of the paphian Aphrodite.

Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite Paphia was a sanctuary in ancient on dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. Located where the legendary birth of Aphrodite took place, it has been referred to as the main sanctuary of Aphrodite, and was a place of pilgrimages in the ancient world for centuries. is situated 4 km southwest of Souskiou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikokleia and Choletria.

Village
is a village in the of , located 3 km north of .

Village
is a village in the of , located 10 km north of . is situated 3½ km north of Souskiou.

Village
Photo: Nino Verde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the , about 16 kilometres east from the city of on the Mediterranean island of . The village is built in the area of "Palaepaphos", mythical birthplace of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty, which became the centre for her worship in the ancient world. is situated 3½ km southwest of Souskiou.

Souskiou

Latitude
34.73311° or 34° 43′ 59″ north
Longitude
32.60255° or 32° 36′ 9″ east
Population
2
Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)
Open location code
8G6JPJM3+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 266814713
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
146067
Wiki­data ID
Q7565245
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Souskiou” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուսկիու”
  • Bulgarian: “Сускиу”
  • Dutch: “Souskiou”
  • French: “Souskioú”
  • German: “Souskiou”
  • Greek: “Souskioú”
  • Greek: “Σουσκιού”
  • Hungarian: “Szuszkiú”
  • Polish: “Souskiou”
  • Polish: “Suskiu”
  • Russian: “Сускиу”
  • Russian: “Сускью”
  • Turkish: “Susuz, Baf”
  • Urdu: “سوسکیو”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Souskiou”. Photo: z-pinch, CC BY-SA 3.0.