Akrotiri Peninsula

The Akrotiri Peninsula is a short peninsula which includes the southernmost point of the island of . It is bounded by to the west and to the east and has two capes to the south-west and south-east, known as and .
Wikipedia
  • Type: peninsula with 931 residents
  • Description: peninsula in Cyprus
  • Also known as: “5200”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Limassol Salt Lake and Holy Monastery of Saint Nicholas of the Cats.

Lake
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is the largest inland body of water on the island of . It is located in , administered as a Sovereign Base Area; specifically in the Western Sovereign Base Area.

Monastery
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a rock shelter near on the southern coast of . It is widely considered to host some of the oldest evidence of human habitation of Cyprus, dating to around 12,000 years ago. is situated 4 km southeast of Akrotiri Peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Akrotiri Village.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, also known as the Sovereign Base Areas, is a that consists of two separate areas on the .

Village
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akrotiri is a village within the , which forms part of the British Overseas Territory of . Administratively, it is in the of the Republic of Cyprus.

Village
Photo: Cypkipras55, CC0.
is a and municipal district of Kourion Municipality in , . It is situated on the Akrotiri Peninsula, approximately 7 kilometres west of , near the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri. is situated 4 km north of Akrotiri Peninsula.

Akrotiri Peninsula

Latitude
34.6004° or 34° 36′ 2″ north
Longitude
32.9656° or 32° 57′ 56″ east
Population
931
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CY AKT
Open location code
8G6JJX28+57
Geo­Names ID
10346982
Wiki­data ID
Q2125333
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Akrotiri Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبه جزيرة أكروتيري”
  • Belarusian: “Акратыры”
  • Cebuano: “Akrotiri”
  • Croatian: “Akrotiri (poluotok)”
  • Croatian: “Akrotiri”
  • Danish: “Akrotiri”
  • Dutch: “Akrotiri-schiereiland”
  • Dutch: “Akrotiri”
  • French: “Péninsule d’Akrotiri”
  • French: “péninsule d’Akrotíri”
  • German: “Akrotiri-Halbinsel”
  • Greek: “Akrotíri”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήρι”
  • Greek: “Χερσόνησος Ακρωτηρίου”
  • Italian: “Penisola di Akrotiri (Cipro)”
  • Italian: “Penisola di Akrotiri”
  • Japanese: “アクロティリ半島”
  • Korean: “아크로티리반도”
  • Portuguese: “Península de Acrotíri”
  • Portuguese: “Península de Akrotiri”
  • Slovenian: “Akrotiri”
  • Spanish: “Peninsula de Acrotiri”
  • Spanish: “Península de Acrotiri”
  • Spanish: “Península de Akrotiri”
  • Swedish: “Akrotiri”
  • Turkish: “Ağrotur Yarımadası”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lakkos tou Savva and Panayiotis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kapsali and RAF Akrotiri.

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