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Paphos, [a] also spelled as Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, [7] and New Paphos. [8] It is the fourth-largest city in the country, after Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca, with an urban population of 63,600 ...
The Paphos District, [a] or simply Paphos (also Pafos), [b] is one of the six districts of Cyprus and it is situated in the western part of Cyprus. Its main town and capital is Paphos . The entire district is controlled by the internationally recognised government of Cyprus .
Paphos Archaeological Park (also Kato Pafos Archaeological Park) contains the major part of the important ancient Greek and Roman city and is located in Paphos, southwest Cyprus. The park, still under excavation, is within the Nea Pafos ("New Paphos") section of the coastal city.
The site of Paphos was a holy place for the ancient Greeks, who believed it to be the place where Aphrodite landed when she rose from the sea. [2] According to Pausanias (i. 14), her worship was introduced to Paphos from Syria, and from Paphos to Kythera in Greece. The cult was likely of Phoenician origin. Archaeology has established that ...
Paphos: 8,355 10.4 km 2 (4.0 sq mi) Γεροσκήπου Yeroşibu Paphos Municipality Paphos: 37,297 16.95 km 2 (6.54 sq mi) Δήμος Πάφου Baf Belediyesi Pegeia: Paphos: 6,945 47.1 km 2 (18.2 sq mi) Πέγεια Peye Polis Chrysochous: Paphos: 2,573 19.54 km 2 (7.54 sq mi) Πόλις Χρυσοχούς Poli Karavas [a] Kyrenia: 6,597
The Tombs of the Kings (Greek: Τάφοι των Βασιλέων [ˈtafi ton vasiˈleon], Turkish: Kral Mezarları) is a large necropolis lying about two kilometres north of Paphos harbour in Cyprus. In 1980, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Paphos and Kouklia. [1]