Akamas
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7 sectionsContents
- Protected status
- Biology and ecology
- Akamas in local and popular culture
- Gorges
- Tourism
- Repeated arson
- References
thumb|View from Moutti Tis Sotiras towards the cape
Akamas (Greek: , ), is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus with an area of 230 square kilometres. Ptolemy described it as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two by summits (a mountain range) rising towards the north. The peninsula is named after Akamas, a son of Theseus, hero of the Trojan War and founder of the city-kingdom of Soli.