Famagusta
Sign in to saveFamagusta, also known by several other names, is a city located in the Famagusta District on the eastern coast of Cyprus, currently controlled by Northern Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia, and possesses the island's deepest harbour. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime republics of Genoa and Venice), Famagusta was the island's most important port city and a gateway to trade with the ports of the Levant, from where Silk Road merchants carried their goods to Western Europe.
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Famagusta is a port city on the eastern coast of Cyprus that was once the island's most important commercial hub, serving as a key gateway for Silk Road trade between the Levant and Western Europe during the medieval period under Genoese and Venetian control. Today it remains strategically significant as the location of Cyprus's deepest harbor, though it is currently controlled by Northern Cyprus.
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- Names
- History
- Under Byzantine rule
- Following the Arab conquest of Jerusalem
- Lusignan, Genoese and Venetian Famagusta
- Ottoman Famagusta
- British rule
- From independence to the Turkish invasion
- From the Turkish reinvasion to the present
- Climate
- Cityscape
- Economy
- Politics
- Culture
- Sports
- Education
- Healthcare
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city located in the Famagusta District on the eastern coast of Cyprus, currently controlled by Northern Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia, and possesses the island's deepest harbour. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime republics of Genoa and Venice), Famagusta was the island's most important port city and a gateway to trade with the ports of the Levant, from where Silk Road merchants carried their goods to Western Europe.
==Names== The city was known as Arsinoe or Arsinoë (, Arsinóē) in antiquity, after Ptolemy II of Egypt's sister and wife Arsinoe II.
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Cities in ancient CyprusFamagustaHistoric sites in Northern CyprusMediterranean port cities and towns in Northern CyprusMunicipalities in Famagusta DistrictPopulated coastal places in Northern CyprusPopulated places established in the 3rd century BCPopulated places in ancient CyprusPopulated places in Gazimağusa District