Akrotiri
The Akrotiri Peninsula is a short peninsula which includes the southernmost point of the island of Cyprus. It is bounded by Episkopi Bay to the west and Akrotiri Bay to the east and has two capes to the south-west and south-east, known as Cape Zevgari and Cape Gata.Places of Interest
Highlights include Limassol Salt Lake and Fasouri Water Park.
Limassol Salt Lake
Lake
Limassol Salt Lake is the largest inland body of water on the island of Cyprus. It is located in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, administered as a Sovereign Base Area; specifically in the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Fasouri Water Park
Water park
Photo: altgiperon, CC BY 3.0.
Fasouri Watermania Waterpark is a water park located in Fasouri, a village in the municipality of Limassol, Cyprus. As of 2025, it is the biggest waterpark on the island. Fasouri Water Park is situated 1½ miles north of Akrotiri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asomatos and Tserkezoi.
Asomatos
Village
Photo: Cypkipras55, CC0.
Asomatos is a village and municipal district of the Kourion Municipality located in the Limassol District of Cyprus, 7 km west of Limassol directly adjacent to the Akrotiti Sovereign Base Area, and lying partly within the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Tserkezoi
Hamlet
Photo: Cypkipras55, CC0.
Tserkezoi is a village west of Limassol, Cyprus, lying partly in Limassol District, and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Tserkezoi is situated 2 miles northeast of Akrotiri.
Trachoni
Town
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trachoni is a large village lying partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus, and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,952. Trachoni is situated 2 miles north of Akrotiri.
Akrotiri
- Type: Peninsula
- Also known as: “Akrotiri Peninsula”
- Category: landform
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.62929° or 34° 37′ 45″ northLongitude
32.96717° or 32° 58′ 2″ eastElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
8G6JJXH8+PVGeoNames ID
146837
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In Other Languages
“Akrotiri” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ακρωτήρι”
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