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Peristerona Destination Guide

Explore Peristerona in Cyprus

Peristerona in the region of Famagusta is a town in Cyprus - some 22 mi or ( 36 km ) East of Nicosia , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Peristerona

Current time in Peristerona is now 07:43 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Ayios Nikolaos, Trikomo, Syngrasis, Strongylos, and Prastio. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ayios Nikolaos . We saw 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 Peristerona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Return inside Varosha - Part 2

6:32 min by varosha
Views: 18553 Rating: 4.39

Part 2 of a secretive visit inside the "forbidden city" of Varosha, Famagusta, Cyprus, recorded on film. ..

Day in golden beach- Karpaz - Cyprus

1:28 min by husobiyix
Views: 4242 Rating: 5.00

Scenes from Golden Beach... Bogong.... ..


WICKED LIGHTNING STORM!

2:36 min by jooraye
Views: 1300 Rating: 5.00

In the middle of an Awesome lightning storm! ..

Ammochostos

3:25 min by famagustacyprusuk
Views: 865 Rating: 5.00

www.famagusta.org.uk ''Εδώ εινε μια πόλη θάλασσα και φως εδώ αφήσαμε τα δώδεκά μας χρόνια, τότε που τρέχαμε ξυπόλητοι στην αμμουδιά τοτε που ρίχναμε τα δίχτυα των ονείρων. Εδώ ειναι μια θάλασσα γυαλί ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mesaoria

The Mesaoria is a broad, sweeping plain which makes up the centre of the island of Cyprus.

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Located at 35.17 33.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Landforms of Cyprus, Landforms of Northern Cyprus, Plains of Cyprus

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 13 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

Pedieos

The Pedieos (ancient Pediaios or Pediaeus or Pidkias) is the longest river in Cyprus. The river originates in the Troodos Mountains close to Machairas Monastery and flows northeast across the Mesaoria plains, through the capital city Nicosia. It then steers east, meeting the sea at Famagusta Bay close to the ancient Greek city of Salamis. The river has a total length of approximately 100 km. An 18 km stretch of the river banks, in and around Nicosia, has been turned into pedestrian walkways.

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Located at 35.17 33.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Bodies of water of Northern Cyprus, Rivers of Cyprus

Eastern Mediterranean University

The Eastern Mediterranean University (Turkish: Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi), located in Northern Cyprus, was established in 1979 as a higher-education institution of technology for Turkish Cypriots. In 1986, it was converted to a state university. The campus is located 10 km from the city of Famagusta. The university has 139 programs (11 Faculties and 5 Schools) offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as a research infrastructure. The medium of instruction is entirely in English.

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Located at 35.15 33.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Commonwealth Universities, Education in the European Union, Educational institutions established in 1979, Engineering universities and colleges, Gülen schools, Technical universities and colleges, Universities 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 16 km away
Tags: Districts of Cyprus