Rizokárpaso, Cyprus
Karpasia
Karpasia, Latinized as Carpasia, and also known as Karpasion, was an ancient town in Cyprus, situated on the northern shore of the Karpas Peninsula, 3 km from the modern town of Rizokarpaso. Dionysius, the epic poet who composed the Bassarica, gives the name as Krapaseia. According to tradition, Karpasia was founded by Pygmalion, as reported by Hellanicus of Lesbos in his Cypriaca.
- City
- Rizokárpaso
- Country
- Cyprus
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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