Kyrenia Mountains

The Kyrenia Mountains are a long, narrow mountain range that runs for approximately 160 km along the northern coast of the island of Cyprus. It is primarily made of hard crystalline limestone, with some marble.
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  • Mountain rising to 662 metres (2,172 feet)
  • Description: Mountain range in Cyprus
  • Also known as
    “Five Fingers”
    “Kyrenia Hills”
    “Kyrenia Range”
    “Northern Range”
    “Pendadhaktylos Range”
    “Pentadaktylos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buffavento Castle and Panagia Apsinthiotissa.
is a castle in . is situated 3½ km east of Kyrenia Mountains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sychari and Bellapais.
or Sichari is a village in the of .
Kyrenia is the chief port and tourist resort of .
is a village in the of Cyprus. is situated 3 km southeast of Kyrenia Mountains.
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Latitude
35.29255° or 35° 17′ 33″ north
Longitude
33.37192° or 33° 22′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G7M79VC+2Q
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Kyrenia Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبال كيرينيا”
  • Armenian: “Կիրինիա (լեռներ)”
  • Armenian: “Կիրինիա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Girne dağları”
  • Basque: “Kirenia mendikatea”
  • Bulgarian: “Пентадактилос”
  • Catalan: “Carena de Kyrenia”
  • Catalan: “Monts Pentadactylos”
  • Cebuano: “Pentadáktylos”
  • Chinese: “凱里尼亞山脈”
  • Croatian: “Kirenijsko gorje”
  • Czech: “Kyrenia”
  • Dutch: “Kyrenia Mountains”
  • Dutch: “Kyreniagebergte”
  • Finnish: “Kyrenianvuoret”
  • Finnish: “Pentadáktylos”
  • French: “Chaîne de Kyrenia”
  • Georgian: “კირენიის მთები”
  • German: “Kyrenia-Gebirge”
  • Greek: “Oroseirá Pentadáktylou”
  • Greek: “Pentadáktylos”
  • Greek: “Οροσειρά Πενταδάκτυλου”
  • Greek: “Πενταδάκτυλος”
  • Hebrew: “הרי קירניה”
  • Hungarian: “Kerínia-hegység”
  • Indonesian: “Pegunungan Kyrenia”
  • Italian: “Catena montuosa di Kyrenia”
  • Italian: “Monti di Kyrenia”
  • Japanese: “キレニア山”
  • Korean: “키레니아산맥”
  • Ladin: “Crëps de Kyrenia”
  • Latvian: “Kirēnijas kalni”
  • Lithuanian: “Kirenijos kalnagūbris”
  • Malayalam: “കൈറീനിയ പർവതനിരകൾ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kyreniafjellene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kyríniafjella”
  • Norwegian: “Kyreniafjellene”
  • Ossetian: “Кирини”
  • Polish: “Kierinia”
  • Polish: “Kyrenia”
  • Portuguese: “Montes Cirénia”
  • Portuguese: “Montes Kyrenia”
  • Russian: “Киренийский хребет”
  • Russian: “Кирения”
  • Russian: “Кириния”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kirenia (masiv)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kirenia”
  • Slovenian: “Kirenijsko pogorje”
  • Spanish: “Cordillera Kyrenia”
  • Spanish: “Montes Pentadáctylos”
  • Swedish: “Kyreniabergen”
  • Turkish: “Beşparmak Dağları”
  • Turkish: “Girne Dağları”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіренія (гори)”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіренія”
  • Urdu: “سلسلہ کوہ کیرینیہ”
  • Venetian: “Caena montuosa de Kyrenia”
  • Western Frisian: “Kyreniaberchtme”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lakki and Vounaroudia.

Cyprus: Highlights

Learn more about Nicosia and Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
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