HISTORY ETHNOGRAPHY NATURE WINE-MAKING SITE MAP
Selected and rare materials, excerpts and observations from ancient, medieval and contemporary authors, travelers and researchers about Cyprus.
 
 
 
 
 
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FAMAGUSTA AND AROUND

Alasiya. Encomi
Enkomi/Tuzla, in north-western Cyprus, a village near Famagusta, is the site of an important Bronze Age city, possibly the capital of Alasiya. From ca. the 16th century BC, it was an important trading center for copper. From the 13th century, there are competing towns along the south coast. From ca. 1200 BC, Enkomi was fortified. After an earthquake ca. 1050 BC, the site was abandoned, resulting in the rise of Salamis

Arsinoe

Constantia