Kourion
Kourion is a hamlet in United Kingdom. Kourion is situated nearby to the town Episkopi, as well as near the village Kantou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kourion and Curium Ancient Theatre.
Kourion
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Kourion was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Episkopi and Erimi.
Episkopi
Town
Photo: Rüdiger Stehn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Episkopi is a village and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality lying partly in the Limassol district of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Erimi
Village
Erimi is a village and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality, lying partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Erimi is situated 2 miles northeast of Kourion.
Episkopi Cantonment
Village
Photo: Karpouzi, Public domain.
Episkopi Cantonment is the capital of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British overseas territory on the island of Cyprus, administered as a military base. It is located in the northwestern part of the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of the two areas which comprise the territory. Episkopi Cantonment is situated 3 miles west of Kourion.
Kourion
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.66547° or 34° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
32.88579° or 32° 53′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8G6JMV8P+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 7228301778OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Kourion” goes by many names.
- French: “Koúrio”
- Greek: “Κούριο”
- Polish: “Kurion”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include View point and Roman Private House (Earthquakre House).
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