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Famagusta City History - North Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. The town of Famagusta was built on the ruins of the ancient city of Arsenoe which itself was built to replace the city of Salamis after its sacking by Arab raiders in 648 A.D. and grew into a small fishing port. In 1571 the Ottomans took the city and Famagusta, no longer having strategic or economic importance, reverted to the insignificant port town - that it had been before. Places To Visit In Famagusta:. The Panaya Kanakaria Church. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque.
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Historical Places To Visit in Iskele - Northern Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. Places To Visit in Iskele. St Andrew Monastery Apostolos Andreas Monastery.
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Places To Visit in Northern Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. PLACES TO VISIT IN NORTHERN CYPRUS. Kyrenia, is popular and rich with its mountain and sea views, hotels and beaches. The castle still retains all of its magnificence till today which was built by the Byzantines, restored and reinforced by Lusignans and Venetians. Atmospheric restaurants, attractive pubs, open air cafeterias and historical hotels are to be found all along the edge of the historic old harbour. In Nicosia, there are many historic monuments dating f...
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Iskele City History - North Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. Iskele is one of the districts famous with its unspoilt nature and golden beaches of the Karpaz Peninsula. This lovely district with its rich historical sites as well as its flora and fauna. The main agricultural products of the area are artichokes, carobs and olives. Fishing and both irrigation and dry farming also contribute to the income of the local population. Places To Visit In Iskele:. St Andrew Monastery Apostolos Andreas Monastery.
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Güzelyurt City History - North Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. Settlement in this area dates back to the Early Bronze Age when settlers from Anatolia arrived in that part of the island. The growth and development of the town and surrounding areas owe much to the copper mines on the lower slopes of the Trodos Mountains from which ore has been extracted since antiquity. Places To Visit In Guzelyurt:. The Archaeological and National History Museum The Guzelyurt Museum. Ayios Mamas Church The Tomb of Ayios Mamas and Icon Museum.
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Historical Places To Visit in Famagusta - Gazi Magusa - Northern Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. Famagusta - Gazi Magusa. Places To Visit in Famagusta - Gazi Magusa. The Panaya Kanakaria Church. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque. Church of St George of the Latins. Namik Kemal Dungeon and Museum. Canbulat Tomb and Museum. Ancient City of Alasia Enkomi. The Cathedral Sycamore Fig Tree. Royal Tombs and Museum. St George of the Greeks.
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Historical Places To Visit in Kyrenia - Girne - Northern Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. Places To Visit in Kyrenia - Girne. The Museum of Public Arts. Arkhangelos Mikhael Church Ikon Museum. The Kyrenia Museum of Folk Art.
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Historical Places To Visit in Morphou - Guzelyurt - Northern Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. Places To Visit in Morphou - Guzelyurt. The Archaeological and National History Museum The Guzelyurt Museum. Ayios Mamas Church The Tomb of Ayios Mamas and Icon Museum. Ayios Panteleimon Monastery and Bronze Age Sanctuary of Pigadhes.
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Historical Places To Visit in Nicosia - Lefkosa - Northern Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. Places To Visit in Nicosia - Lefkosa. Selimiye Camii St Sophia Cathedral. Buyuk Han The Great Inn. Mevlevi Tekke Museum Etnography Museum. Eaved House Sacakli Ev. Grand Baths Buyuk Hamam. Sultan Mahmud II Lapidary The Sultans Library. Haydar Pasa Camii St. Catherine s Church. Yeni Camii and St Luke s.
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Cyprus History - North Cyprus
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The Best Rates For North Cyprus Holidays. HISTORY OF NORTHERN CYPRUS. Cyprus has had many names, but the name we use now is believed to have come from the word copper of which there was, and possible still is, an abundance of on the island. An alternative theory is that its name comes from the word Kypros(the Greek for henna) of which there was also abundance. No one knows for sure. On the 20th of July, Turkey, after consultation with Britain, intervened militarily, namely Peace-Keeping Action to protect...