Lapta

Lapithos or Lapethos is a town in under the control of . It is about 3 kilometres north of the ancient city-kingdom of Lapathus.
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  • Type: Town with 5,220 residents
  • Description: modern town in Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Gilderen”, “Gildirin”, “Lapethos”, “Lapithos”, “Lapítia”, “Lâpta”, “Lapta KKTC”, “Lapta Kuzey Kıbrıs”, “Lapta Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”, “Lapta, KKTC”, “Lapta, Kuzey Kıbrıs”, and “Lapta, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mount Selvili and Acheiropoietos Monastery.

Peak
Kyparissovouno is the highest peak of the unrecognised…

Ruins
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The was a medieval Byzantine…

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karavas and Motides.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the north of the Cyprus island.

Village
is a small village in , to the east of Lapithos. is situated 3 km east of Lapta.

Village
is a small village in , located southeast of Lapithos. 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: “Làpithos”
  • 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”
  • Latin: “Lapethus”
  • Northern Frisian: “Lapta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lapithos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lápithos”
  • Norwegian: “Lapithos”
  • Persian: “لاپیتوس”
  • Polish: “Lapitos”
  • Portuguese: “Lapithos”
  • Portuguese: “Lápito”
  • Russian: “Лапитос”
  • Swedish: “Lápithos”
  • Turkish: “Lapta”
  • Urdu: “لاپیتھوس”
  • Urdu: “لاپیٹہوس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Prodromos and Agia Paraskevi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lapta Polis and Lapta Belediyesi.

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