Karpasia
Cité antique · Chypre
- Abandonné
- inconnu
- Fondé
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordonnées
- 35.620, 34.352
Pourquoi abandonné
🏛️ Ruines antiques
Détecté automatiquement d’après le texte : ancient town in Cyprus
Histoire
Karpasia, Latinized as Carpasia, and also known as Karpasion, was an ancient town in Cyprus, situated on the northern shore of the Karpas Peninsula, 3 km (1.9 mi) from the modern town of Rizokarpaso. According to tradition, it was founded by the Phoenician king Pygmalion of Tyre. It had a harbour, whose moles remain visible to this day.
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