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Lapta

Lapithos or Lapethos is a town in under the control of . Archeologists claim that Lapithos was founded by the Achean brothers Praxandros and Cepheus.
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  • Type: Town with 5,220 residents
  • Description: modern town in Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Gilderen”, “Gildirin”, “Lapethos”, “Lapithos”, and “Lâpta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Selvili and Acheiropoietos Monastery.

Peak
Kyparissovouno is the highest peak of the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at an altitude of 1,024 metres, situated in the . It is located in the .

Ruins
Photo: Shirazibustan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a medieval Byzantine Orthodox monastery in Lambousa near the village of in the , Cyprus.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karavas and Motides.

Village
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is a town in the north of the Cyprus island. It is under the de facto control of . As of 2011, the town has a population of 6,597.

Village
is a small village in , to the east of Lapithos. De facto, it is under the control of . According to the Statistics Office of Northern Cyprus, in 2011 there were 180 inhabitants in the village. is situated 3 km east of Lapta.

Village
is a small village in , located southeast of Lapithos. De facto, it is under the control of . is situated 3½ km east of Lapta.

Lapta

Latitude
35.33873° or 35° 20′ 19″ north
Longitude
33.17228° or 33° 10′ 20″ east
Population
5,220
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
8G7M85QC+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299290538
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
146403
Wiki­data ID
Q1805833
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Lapta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لابثوس”
  • Armenian: “Լապիտոս”
  • Asturian: “Lapithos”
  • Catalan: “Lapatos”
  • Catalan: “Lapítia”
  • Cebuano: “Lápithos”
  • Chinese: “拉皮托斯”
  • Dutch: “Lapithos”
  • Dutch: “Lapta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لابثوس”
  • Finnish: “Lápithos”
  • French: “Lápithos”
  • French: “Lapta”
  • Georgian: “ლაპიტოსი”
  • German: “Lapta”
  • Greek: “Lápithos”
  • Greek: “Λάπηθος”
  • Italian: “Lapithos”
  • Northern Frisian: “Lapta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lapithos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lapithos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lápithos”
  • Norwegian: “Lapithos”
  • Persian: “لاپیتوس”
  • Polish: “Lapitos”
  • Portuguese: “Lapithos”
  • Portuguese: “Lápito”
  • Russian: “Лапитос”
  • Swedish: “Lápithos”
  • Turkish: “Lapithos”
  • Turkish: “Lapta KKTC”
  • Turkish: “Lapta Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
  • Turkish: “Lapta Kuzey Kıbrıs”
  • Turkish: “Lapta, KKTC”
  • Turkish: “Lapta, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
  • Turkish: “Lapta, Kuzey Kıbrıs”
  • Turkish: “Lapta”
  • Turkish: “Λάπηθος”
  • Urdu: “لاپیتھوس”
  • Urdu: “لاپیٹہوس”

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