Karpasia
Ancient city · Famagusta
North of the island
Karpasia is an ancient city, Famagusta District.
A town at the island’s north-eastern tip; its harbour and basilica survive at Agios Philon.
Partly excavated.
Periods: Iron Age, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Early Christian.
Check the admission fee on site.
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, Early Christian
- Themes
- City-kingdoms
- State of research
- Partly excavated
- District
- Famagusta
- Coordinates
- 35.629062, 34.373041 — Open on the map
Compiled from open sources, including OpenStreetMap, and not yet verified on site.