Amathus
Amathus or Amathous was an ancient city-kingdom of Cyprus. It came under Ptolemaic rule in the 300s BC. Its ancient cult sanctuary of Aphrodite was the second most important in Cyprus—where her cult is thought to have originated—after Paphos.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 35 metres (115 feet)
- Description: ancient city and one of the ancient royal cities of Cyprus until about 300 BC.
- Also known as“Amathoúnda”“Amatus”“Mint of Amathus”
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Moni Power Station
Power station
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4 km east of Amathus
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Amathus
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Latitude
34.71195° or 34° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
33.14052° or 33° 8′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G6MP46R+Q6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Amathus” goes by many names.
ἈμαθοῦςAncient Greek (to 1453)
AmathusBasque
АматундаBulgarian
AmatuntCatalan
Amathus City-SiteCebuano
AmathusCzech
AmathosIndonesian
AmatunteItalian
AmatusiaItalian
アマススJapanese
アマトゥスJapanese
AmathusLatin
AmatusaLatvian
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