Égkomi

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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 Égkomi.

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.

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Famagusta

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Famagusta is a city in Northern Cyprus, with a population of 55,648 in 2019. It's a seaport and tourist resort and has a walled old centre created in the 13th century.

Enkomi

Village

Photo: Lokal Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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 Northern Cyprus since the Turkish invasion in Cyprus in 1974. Agios Sergios is situated 4 km north of Égkomi.

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