Cape Akamas

Akamas, is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of with an area of 230 square kilometres. Ptolemy described it as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two by summits rising towards the north.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Akamas”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Güzelyurt.

Photo: Fern 24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This page describes the northwest of , mostly administered as District, plus Lefke District at its west tip. Few tourists come this way but it's easily reached from the resort of Kyrenia or the capital Nicosia, and gives you a glimpse of traditional Turkish Cypriot villages.

Cape Akamas

Latitude
35.10369° or 35° 6′ 13″ north
Longitude
32.28537° or 32° 17′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G7J473P+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5409994749
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q2087483
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cape Akamas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكاماس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Akamas yarımadası”
  • Basque: “Akamas”
  • Cebuano: “Akámas”
  • Chinese: “阿卡马斯半岛”
  • Czech: “Akamas”
  • Dutch: “Akamas”
  • Finnish: “Akámas”
  • French: “Akamas”
  • Georgian: “აკამასის ნახევარკუნძული”
  • German: “Akamas”
  • German: “Kap Akamas”
  • Greek: “Ακάμας”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Ακάμας”
  • Italian: “Akamas”
  • Japanese: “アカマス半島”
  • Korean: “아카마스반도”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Akamas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Akámas”
  • Polish: “Akamas (półwysep)”
  • Polish: “Akamas”
  • Russian: “Акамас”
  • Spanish: “Acamante”
  • Spanish: “Acamas”
  • Spanish: “Agios Epifanio”
  • Spanish: “Agios Epiphanios”
  • Spanish: “Akamas”
  • Spanish: “Arnaoutis”
  • Spanish: “Arnautis”
  • Spanish: “Αγίου Επιφανίου”
  • Spanish: “Ακάμας”
  • Spanish: “Αρναούτης”
  • Swedish: “Akámas”
  • Turkish: “Akama”
  • Turkish: “Arnavut Burnu”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Арнауті”

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