Famagusta Bay

Famagusta Bay is the easternmost body of water that is formed by the Karpasia peninsula and . It is named after the city of , which lies almost right in the middle of the bay.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Cyprus
  • Also known as: Ammochostos Bay”, “Ammochostos Gulf”, “Gazimağusa Körfezi”, “Kolpos Ammochostou”, “Magosa Körfezi”, and “Mağusa Körfezi

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bogazi and Perivolia tou Trikomou.

Village
is a village in , located 7 km northeast of in the Karpaz Peninsula. It is under the de facto control of . There is Turkish navy installation in the village, a former Cyprus Navy base, "Bogazi Naval Base".

Village
is a village in the of , located east of . It is under the de facto control of . The village had a Turkish majority before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.

Village
is a small village in the of , located 7 km northeast of . It is under the de facto control of .

Famagusta Bay

Latitude
35.25° or 35° 15′ north
Longitude
34° east
Open location code
8G7P7222+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11189710957
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
146616
Wiki­data ID
Q2914958
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Famagusta Bay” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Заліў Фамагуста
  • Belarusian: Фамагуста
  • Cebuano: Kólpos Ammochostoú
  • Chinese: 法馬古斯塔灣
  • Czech: Famagustský záliv
  • Dutch: Baai van Famagusta
  • Esperanto: Golfo Famagusta
  • Estonian: Famagusta laht
  • Finnish: Famagustanlahti
  • German: Bucht von Famagusta
  • Greek: Kólpos Ammóchostou
  • Greek: Κόλπος της Αμμόχωστου
  • Hebrew: מפרץ מאוסה
  • Indonesian: Teluk Famagusta
  • Italian: Baia di Famagosta
  • Lithuanian: Famagustos įlanka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ammókhostosbukta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Famagustabukta
  • Polish: Zatoka Famagusty
  • Portuguese: Baía de Famagusta
  • Russian: Фамагуста
  • Serbo-Croatian: Famagusta (zaljev)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Famagusta
  • Swedish: Famagustabukten
  • Urdu: خلیج 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 “Famagusta Bay”. Photo: TomasNY, CC BY 2.5.