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Kandara Destination Guide

Explore Kandara in Cyprus

Kandara in the region of Famagusta is a town in Cyprus - some 34 mi or ( 54 km ) North-East of Nicosia , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kandara

Current time in Kandara is now 03:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Nicosia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Hajinikoloues, Trikomo, Syngrasis, Perivolia tou Trikomou, and Patriki. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Hajinikoloues . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kandara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Kantara castle, North Cyprus

2:14 min by ingalill
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The Kantara Castle is the easternmost of the castles situated on the Kyrenia mountain range in Northern Cyprus. Laying at 630 metres above sea level it is well positioned to control the entrances to K ..

Северный Кипр. Недвижимость

1:41 min by northcyprusinvest
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Лучшая недвижимость Северного Кипра на портале www.northcyprusinvest.net Самый большой выбор недвижимости на Северном Кипре. Апартаменты, виллы, земельные участки, коммерческая недвижимость на Северно ..


SUN VILLAGE APPARTMENTS ICMELER SPLASH 2010

0:23 min by davegregory42
Views: 453 Rating: 5.00

icmelor splash on our recent holiday to turkey ..

Gumbet, Turkey .. Our Impressions

0:48 min by xxsummerstarzxx
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This little video shows my mate Debi commenting on our recent holiday. So, it's not Debi does Dallas, it's Debi does Gumbet! :DI am responsible for filming this little gem of a video .. shame I couldn ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kantara Castle

Kantara Castle is the easternmost of the three castles situated on the Kyrenia mountain range in Cyprus. Lying at 630 metres above sea level, Kantara is well positioned to control the entrances to Karpass Peninsula and Mesaoria plain. The name 'Kantara' is believed to derive from the Arabic word qantara, which means a small bridge. It is believed that the Byzantines built the castle in the 10th century as a lookout post against raiding Arabs.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.41 33.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Castles in Cyprus, Crusader castles, Visitor attractions in Northern Cyprus

Famagusta District

Famagusta District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island's most important port, Famagusta. The city of Famagusta is currently controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and functions as the administrative center of the Gazimağusa District of Northern Cyprus. A district administration in "exile" exists on the Republic of Cyprus controlled part of the island. This part of the district has a population of 37,738 inhabitants (2001).

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Located at 35.33 33.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Districts of Cyprus

Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre

Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre (Turkish: Muratağa, Sandallar ve Atlılar katliamı), refers to the massacre of Turkish Cypriots by EOKA B on 14 August 1974 in the villages of Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda. 89 (or 84) people from Maratha and Santalaris were killed, and a further 37 people were killed in the village of Aloda. In total, 126 people were killed during the massacre.

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Located at 35.21 33.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1974 in Cyprus, Cyprus dispute, EOKA B, Mass graves, Mass murder in 1974, Massacres in Cyprus, Racial massacres

Salamis, Cyprus

Salamis is an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, who could not return home after the Trojan war because he had failed to avenge his brother Ajax.

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Located at 35.18 33.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient cities in Northern Cyprus, Archaeological sites in Northern Cyprus, Former populated places in Cyprus, Historic sites in Cyprus, New Testament places