Enkomi
Enkomi is a village near Famagusta in Cyprus. It is a short distance from a prominent 2nd millennium BC archaeological site also named Enkomi. Enkomi is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 20,500 residents
- Description: human settlement in Famagusta, Cyprus
- Also known as: “Alasia”, “Egkomi”, “Egkomi Ammochostou”, “Engomi”, and “Tuzla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Salamis and Monastery of Saint Barnabas.
Salamis
Photo: Gustavobw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition, the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, king of the Greek island of Salamis, who could not return home after the Trojan War because he had failed to avenge his brother Ajax. Salamis is situated 3½ km northeast of Enkomi.
Monastery of Saint Barnabas
Photo: George M. Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
The monastery of Saint Barnabas was a church on the island of Cyprus, 2 kilometres west of Constantia. Today the site is in Northern Cyprus and functions as a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Sergios and Stylloi.
Agios Sergios
Village
Photo: Wakowlk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agios Sergios is a large village in Cyprus, near the ancient site Salamis. Agios Sergios is de facto under Turkish occupation since the Turkish invation in Cyprus in 1974. Agios Sergios is situated 4 km north of Enkomi.
Stylloi
Village
Stylloi is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 12 km northwest of Famagusta. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Stylloi is situated 4½ km west of Enkomi.
Limnia
Village
Limnia is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located just north of the city of Famagusta. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Limnia is situated 5 km northwest of Enkomi.
Enkomi
- Categories: archaeological site and locality
- Location: Égkomi, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.1611° or 35° 9′ 40″ northLongitude
33.88309° or 33° 52′ 59″ eastPopulation
20,500Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)United Nations Location Code
CY ENGOpen location code
8G7M5V6M+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1104837762OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Enkomi” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Էնկոմի”
- Azerbaijani: “Enqomi”
- Basque: “Enkomi”
- Bulgarian: “Енгоми”
- Catalan: “Éngomi”
- Cebuano: “Égkomi”
- Chinese: “安哥米”
- Chinese: “恩克米”
- Dutch: “Enkomi”
- Dutch: “Tuzla”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اجكومى اموتشوستو”
- Finnish: “Égkomi”
- Finnish: “Enkomi”
- French: “Enkomi”
- French: “Tuzla”
- German: “Enkomi”
- German: “Enkomi/Tuzla”
- German: “Tuzla”
- Greek: “Égkomi”
- Greek: “Έγκωμη Αμμοχώστου”
- Greek: “Έγκωμη”
- Hebrew: “אנקומי”
- Italian: “Enkomi Ammochostou”
- Italian: “Enkomi”
- Italian: “Tuzla (Cipro)”
- Lithuanian: “Enkomis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Éngomi i Ammókhostos”
- Persian: “انکومی”
- Persian: “توزلا”
- Polish: “Enkomi”
- Portuguese: “Encomi”
- Portuguese: “Enkomi”
- Russian: “Алашия”
- Russian: “Энгоми”
- Slovenian: “Enkomi”
- Spanish: “Enkomi”
- Swedish: “Enkomi”
- Turkish: “Enkomi”
- Turkish: “Tuzla, KKTC”
- Turkish: “Tuzla, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
- Turkish: “Tuzla, Kuzey Kıbrıs”
- Turkish: “Tuzla, Mağusa”
- Turkish: “Tuzla”
- Urdu: “اینکومی”
- Western Frisian: “Enkomi”
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Notable Places Nearby
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