Avakas Gorge
Avakas Gorge is a popular hiking destination in the Paphos district of Cyprus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include White River Beach and New church of Agios Georgios, Peyia.
Saint Yeorgiou Island
Islet
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yeronisos or Geronisos is a small island lying off the west coast of Cyprus, some 18 kilometres north of Paphos. Uninhabited since the 15th century, recent excavations have revealed it once held a sanctuary dedicated to Apollo in the late Hellenistic period.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peyia and Inia.
Peyia
Town
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Pegeia or Peyia is a town in the Paphos District of Cyprus. It is located 14 km northwest of Paphos, at the southern end of the Akamas Peninsula, and is situated mainly on steep coastal hills near Coral Bay.
Pano Arodes
Village
Pano Arodes is a village in the Northwest of Cyprus close to the Akamas peninsula. It is about 23 km from the town of Paphos. The village sits on the Laona plateau.
Avakas Gorge
- Type: ravine
- Category: tourist attraction
- Location: Paphos district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.9246° or 34° 55′ 29″ northLongitude
32.3463° or 32° 20′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8G6JW8FW+RGWikidata ID
Q17310418
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Avakas Gorge” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Ávakaksen rotko”
- German: “Avakas-Schlucht”
- Russian: “Ущелье Авакас”
- Spanish: “Garganta de Avakas”
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