Prastio
Prastio is a small village in Cyprus, 19 km west of Famagusta. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. It is administered by the municipality of Sinta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Famagusta District, Cyprus
- Also known as: “Dörtyol”, “Prastio Ammochostou”, “Prastio, Famagusta”, “Prastion”, and “Prastyo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sigouri Castle.
Sigouri Castle
Ruins
Sigouri Castle was a medieval castle in Cyprus of which there are no remains. Its location facilitated as a stopover for troops from Nicosia, the capital, on their way to the coastal harbours of either Famagusta or Larnaca. Sigouri Castle is situated 4 km south of Prastio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyrga and Gaidouras.
Pyrga
Village
Pyrga is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 22 west of Famagusta on the main Nicosia-Famagusta highway. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Today most of the village is used by the Turkish military as a military base. Pyrga is situated 3 km west of Prastio.
Gaidouras
Village
Gaïdouras is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 17 km west of Famagusta. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Gaïdouras means "place of donkeys" in Greek. Gaidouras is situated 3 km east of Prastio.
Maratha
Village
Maratha is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents. Maratha is situated 4½ km northeast of Prastio.
Prastio
- Categories: community of Cyprus Republic and locality
- Location: Prastió, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.17558° or 35° 10′ 32″ northLongitude
33.75686° or 33° 45′ 25″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8G7M5QG4+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 1104808174OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Prastio” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Prastio, Famagusta”
- Egyptian Arabic: “پراستيو اموتشوستو”
- French: “Prastió Ammochóstou”
- Greek: “Prastió”
- Greek: “Πραστειό Αμμοχώστου”
- Greek: “Πραστειό”
- Greek: “Πραστιό”
- Italian: “Dörtyol”
- Italian: “Prastio Ammochostou”
- Italian: “Prastio”
- Persian: “پرستیو”
- Polish: “Prastio (dystrykt Famagusta)”
- Polish: “Prastio”
- Russian: “Прастио”
- Turkish: “Dörtyol, Kıbrıs”
- Turkish: “Dörtyol, KKTC”
- Turkish: “Dörtyol, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
- Turkish: “Dörtyol, Kuzey Kıbrıs”
- Turkish: “Dörtyol”
- Urdu: “پراستیو، فاماگوستا”
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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 “Prastio”. Photo: George Groutas, CC BY 2.0.