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Rizokarpaso Destination Guide

Explore Rizokarpaso in Cyprus

Rizokarpaso in the region of Famagusta with its 5,215 inhabitants is a town in Cyprus - some 64 mi or ( 103 km ) North-East of Nicosia , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Rizokarpaso

Current time in Rizokarpaso is now 04:31 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: Nicosia, Neta, Larnaca, Kyrenia, and Korovia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . 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 Rizokarpaso ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Printemps à Chypre

3:43 min by LucVoyages
Views: 4988 Rating: 3.67

I traveled to North Cyprus on 11-20 April 2008, to enjoy landscapes at the spring season, pristine nature, wild flowers and sea side. I stayed at Balci Plaza hotel near Yenierenkoy in the Karpasia reg ..

donkeys in north cyprus

0:17 min by Oana Botezat
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Interesting facts about this location

Karpasia (town)

Karpasia, also Karpasion (sometimes mistaken for Karpathos) is said to have been founded by the Phoenician King Pygmalion of Tyre near Cape Sarpedon, now Cape St. Andreas, at the extreme end of the Karpass Peninsula on the north-east shore of Cyprus, a short distance north of the modern town of Rizokarpaso. As Carpasia, its Latin name, it still is a Roman Catholic titular bishopric in the former Roman province of Cyprus. Its first-known bishop, St. Philo, was ordained by St.

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Located at 35.60 34.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Cyprus, Geography of Cyprus

Karpass Peninsula

The Karpass Peninsula, also known as Karpasia or Karpas is a long, finger-like peninsula that is one of the most prominent geographical features of the island of Cyprus. Its farthest extent is Cape Apostolos Andreas, and its major population centre is the town of Rizokarpaso. Since 1974 the peninsula resides within the internationally-unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

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Located at 35.53 34.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Landforms of Northern Cyprus, Peninsulas of Cyprus

Cape Apostolos Andreas

Cape Apostolos Andreas (Greek: Ακρωτήριο Αποστόλου Ανδρέα; Greek translation Cape Saint Andrew, Turkish: Zafer Burnu; Turkish translation, Cape Victory) is the north-easternmost point (promontory) of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus . It lies at the tip of the finger-like Karpass Peninsula. The famous Apostolos Andreas Monastery is located 5 Km south-West of the promontory itself.

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Located at 35.69 34.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Headlands of Cyprus, Landforms of Northern Cyprus

Extreme points of Cyprus

This is a list of the extreme points of Cyprus: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

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Located at 35.70 34.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Extreme points by country, Geography of Cyprus, Lists of coordinates, Lists of landforms of Cyprus

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Rizokarpaso