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Paphos has only one general hospital located at Anavargos, 3 km (2 mi) northeast of the city centre. It was built to replace the old hospital, which was demolished shortly after being abandoned; now, it is a modern medical centre.
34°50′N 32°35′E / 34.833°N 32.583°E / 34.833; 32.583 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. There are four municipalities in Paphos District ...
Toggle Spain subsection. 5.1 Crown of Castile and Leon. 5.2 Crown of ... Limassol, Paphos, and Psimolofou, including the Twin Church of the Templars and Hospitallers ...
Paphos International Airport (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου; Turkish: Baf Uluslararası Havalimanı) (IATA: PFO, ICAO: LCPH) is a joint civil-military public airport located 6.5 kilometres (4.0 miles) south-east [2] of the city of Paphos on the Mediterranean island 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.
In 1980, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Paphos and Kouklia. [ 1 ] The underground tombs , many of which date back to the 4th century BC, are carved out of solid rock, and are thought to have been the burial sites of Paphian aristocrats and high officials up to the third century AD (the name comes from the magnificence ...
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 ...
Akoursos (Greek: Ακουρσός) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Kathikas. Akoursos is located at 410 metres above sea level. [2] [3] It receives approximately 650 mm of rainfall annually. [4]