Karavas

Karavas 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.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: place in Kyrenia District, Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Alsancak”, “Alsancak, KKTC”, “Alsancak, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”, and “Karava”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Acheiropoietos Monastery and Mount Selvili.

Ruins
Photo: Shirazibustan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a medieval Byzantine…

Peak
Kyparissovouno is the highest peak of the unrecognised… is situated 4 km southwest of Karavas.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motides and Palaiosofos.

Village
is a small village in , to the east of .

Village
is a small village in , located southeast of .

Town
Photo: muffinn, CC BY 2.0.
Lapithos or Lapethos is a town in under the control of .

Karavas

Latitude
35.33941° or 35° 20′ 22″ north
Longitude
33.19608° or 33° 11′ 46″ east
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8G7M85QW+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289749677
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
146545
Wiki­data ID
Q2560200
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Karavas” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կարավաս”
  • Asturian: “Karavas”
  • Bulgarian: “Каравас”
  • Cebuano: “Karavás”
  • Chinese: “卡拉瓦斯”
  • Dutch: “Karavas”
  • Finnish: “Karavás”
  • French: “Karavás”
  • Greek: “Karavás”
  • Greek: “Καραβάς”
  • Hindi: “कारावास”
  • Italian: “Karavas”
  • Lithuanian: “Karavasas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karavas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karavás”
  • Norwegian: “Karavas”
  • Persian: “کاراواس”
  • Polish: “Karawas”
  • Portuguese: “Caravas”
  • Portuguese: “Karavas”
  • Russian: “Каравас”
  • Spanish: “Karavas”
  • Swedish: “Karavás, Cypern”
  • Swedish: “Karavás”
  • Turkish: “Alsancak, Girne”
  • Turkish: “Alsancak, Kıbrıs”
  • Ukrainian: “Каравас”
  • Urdu: “کاراواس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pano Geitonia and Petrogeitonia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Glass gaff and Alsancak Zafer Bolkan Mosque.

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