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 .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city and one of the ancient royal cities of Cyprus until about 300 BC.
  • Also known as: “Amathoúnda”, “Amatus”, “Amatusia”, “Mint of Amathus”, “Амафунт”, and “アマスス”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Moni Power Station.

Power station
is the second power plant the Electricity Authority of Cyprus built. is situated 4 km east of Amathus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Tychonas and Mouttagiaka.

Village
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a and a municipal district…

Village
is a and a municipal district… is situated 4 km west of Amathus.

Village
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Armenian and a municipal… is situated 4 km north of Amathus.

Amathus

Latitude
34.71195° or 34° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
33.14052° or 33° 8′ 26″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8G6MP46R+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 326870268
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
146822
Wiki­data ID
Q2343313
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Amathus” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀμαθοῦς”
  • Basque: “Amathus”
  • Bulgarian: “Аматунда”
  • Catalan: “Amatunt”
  • Cebuano: “Amathus City-Site”
  • Czech: “Amathus”
  • Dutch: “Amathus”
  • Finnish: “Amathus”
  • French: “Amathonte”
  • German: “Amathous”
  • Greek: “Αμαθούντα”
  • Hebrew: “אמתוס”
  • Hungarian: “Amathusz”
  • Indonesian: “Amathos”
  • Italian: “Amatunte”
  • Japanese: “アマトゥス”
  • Latin: “Amathus”
  • Latvian: “Amatusa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Amathus”
  • Polish: “Amathus”
  • Portuguese: “Amatunte”
  • Romanian: “Amatunta”
  • Russian: “Аматус”
  • Slovenian: “Amathus”
  • Spanish: “Amatunte”
  • Swedish: “Amathus”
  • Turkish: “Amathus”
  • Ukrainian: “Аматус”
  • Urdu: “اماتھیس”

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Places to explore: ZP and Parekklisia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Amathous and Amathus Ticket Entrance.

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