Ancient Kerynia
Ancient city · Kyrenia
North of the island
Ancient Kerynia is an ancient city in Kyrenia.
A city-kingdom whose centre stood where Kyrenia stands today, so only scattered traces of the ancient town are visible.
Lies beneath the modern town.
Periods: Iron Age, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman.
The site lies in the northern part of the island, which has not been under the control of the Republic of Cyprus since 1974. It is reached through the official crossing points.
- Type
- Ancient city
- Period
- Iron Age, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman
- Themes
- City-kingdoms
- State of research
- Lies beneath the modern town
- District
- Kyrenia
- Coordinates
- 35.3412, 33.3185 (approximate) — Open on the map
Compiled from open sources, including OpenStreetMap, and not yet verified on site.