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Prastio Destination Guide

Discover Prastio in Cyprus

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

Interactive map of Prastio

Local time in Prastio is now 03:41 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Nicosia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yenagra, Xylotymbou, Troulli, Prastio, and Piyi. When in this area, you might want to check out Yenagra . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Prastio ? 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.... ..


Belfast HGV lorry Driver Crashes Beach Buggy!

3:16 min by hommersda
Views: 2117 Rating: 3.00

While on holiday in Cyprus with friends we hired out beach buggies, GREAT FUN..... It was until my mate pulled out his video camera.... this made our holiday! ITS F**KIN STUCK SO IT IS! He had just cr ..

WICKED LIGHTNING STORM!

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

In the middle of an Awesome lightning storm! ..


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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 8 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

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 14 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

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 14 km away
Tags: Bodies of water of Northern Cyprus, Rivers of Cyprus

Dasaki Stadium

Dasaki Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Achna, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ethnikos Achna FC. The stadium holds 7,000 people and was built in 1997.

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Located at 35.03 33.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Football venues in Cyprus, Multi-purpose stadiums in Cyprus