Karpasia

Karpasia, Latinized as Carpasia, and also known as Karpasion, was an ancient town in , situated on the northern shore of the , 3 km from the modern town of .
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Photo: Ansgar Bovet, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient town in Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Carpasia” and “Karpasion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Agios Philon.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 110 metres northeast of Karpasia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rizokarpaso.

Town
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the in the northeastern part of Cyprus. While nominally part of the of the Republic of Cyprus, it has been under the control of since the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974, being administered as part of the İskele District. is situated 3½ km south of Karpasia.

Karpasia

Latitude
35.62906° or 35° 37′ 45″ north
Longitude
34.37304° or 34° 22′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G7PJ9HF+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 779698839
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1734309
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Karpasia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Karpasia”
  • Catalan: “Karpàsia”
  • Chinese: “卡爾帕斯”
  • Dutch: “Karpasia”
  • Finnish: “Karpasia”
  • German: “Karpasia”
  • Greek: “Καρπασία”
  • Irish: “Karpasia”
  • Italian: “Carpasia”
  • Japanese: “カルパシア”
  • Latin: “Carpasia”
  • Portuguese: “Carpásia”
  • Spanish: “Carpasia”
  • Turkish: “Karpasia”
  • Urdu: “کارپاسیا (قصبہ)”
  • Urdu: “کارپاسیا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Agios Philon and Ayphilon Beach.

Nearby Places

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