Akanthou
Sign in to saveAkanthou (, ; ) is a village on the northern coast of Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. , it had a population of 1,459.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tatlısu
- Region
- Ammochostos
- Country
- Kuzey Kıbrıs
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Akanthou
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tatlisu-Nord-Cypern-Moschee - ehemalige griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche (2003).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The current mosque and former church in Akanthou
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Famagusta District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Gazimağusa District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Famagusta District
- Official name
- Ακανθού
- Demonym
- Ακανθιώτισσα
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Famagusta District
- Population
- +1294
- Area
- +80.1776
- Elevation
- +0
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Shares border with
- Kalograia
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Historical sites
- Demographics
- Politics
- Infrastructure
- Culture, sports, and tourism
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Akanthou (, ; ) is a village on the northern coast of Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. , it had a population of 1,459.
== History == The first settlement that can be linked with the modern-day Akanthou was in the Kouphes area, 2 miles to the northwest of Akanthou. Akanthou was established between the 7th and the 10th century at the place where the river passing through the village meets the sea. Following the Mamluk Arab raids in Cyprus, the coastal location was abandoned and the village moved to its present-day inland location. The name Akanthou, according to local tradition, comes from the name of a thorny bush present in the area, which is said to have provided protection for a beautiful woman, Anthousa, whom the Arab sailors tried to take captive.