| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
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 Part of the city walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : St George of the Greeks
|
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St George of the Greeks.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : St George of the Greeks
|
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St George of the Greeks is a Byzantine church.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : St George of the Greeks
|
 |
The apse.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
The Twin Churches of the Knights are now a cultural centre and a bar.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Restored stone building.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : Nestorian Church
|
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The Nestorian Church dates from 1369.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : Nestorian Church
|
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Making a pathway.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
A section of the city walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : Martinengo Bastion
|
 |
The Martinengo Bastion.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : Martinengo Bastion
|
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The bastion has several tunnels.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : Martinengo Bastion
|
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Inside the bastion.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : Martinengo Bastion
|
 |
View along the wall.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : Martinengo Bastion
|
 |
Vast passageways.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : St Anne's Church
|
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St Anne's Church.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
Site / Event : St Anne's Church
|
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The stone work on the church.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Guest house.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Painted window.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Street art.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Ekmek kadeif in a patiserie.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Lemonade.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Turkish coffee.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
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Beetroot and two dips.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
|
 |
Kadeif.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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The ghost town of Varosha abandoned since the Turkish invasion of 1974.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Abandoned apartment block.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Post box.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Overgrown flowers.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Before 1974, Varosha was the centre of the Cyprus travel industry.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
International brand.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Crumbling house.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Overgrown street.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Varosha is like a set from an apocalyptic movie.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Many shops still have their original signs.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Accepted credit cards include some that no longer exist.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Corner shop.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Grand building.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Delapidated buildings.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Modern shops and an apartment building.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Corner building.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Abandoned apartments.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Abandoned shops.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Olympic Airways.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Hotel.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
City hall.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Small park.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Former guest house.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Street sign.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Many buildings are are close to collapse after half a century of neglect.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Overgrown building.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Former pedestrian area.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Shops and apartments.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Electrical unit.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Kiosk.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Deserted.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Delapidated side street.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Former stationary shop.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Severe degridation.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Church bell tower.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Destruction.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Varosha is now open for visitors.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Boarded up building.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Street scene.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Many side streets are closed off and too dangerous to visit.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Deserted street.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Beach front properties.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Half finished building.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
UK bank.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Japanese showroom.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Corner with United Nations post.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Book shop.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Building with covered pavement.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Decrepid, closed and overgrown.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Even the pavement is unuseable.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Pattissarie.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Leather shop.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Overgrown house.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Travel agent.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Apartment block.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Traffic light.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Shopping street.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
The older part of Varosha.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
Site / Event : Bilal Aga Mescidi Mosque
|
 |
Bilal Aga Mescidi Mosque (1813) has been opened for worship.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
Site / Event : Bilal Aga Mescidi Mosque
|
 |
Worshipper.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
Site / Event : Bilal Aga Mescidi Mosque
|
 |
The interior of the mosque.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
 |
Beaches used for swimming, in front of abandoned buildings.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Open beach outside the city limits.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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Newly opened beach inside the city limits.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Famagusta
District : Varosha
|
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The sweep of Varosha with the Republic of Cyprus on the hills beyond.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
|
 |
The ancient city of Salamis is dominated by the colonnaded Palaestra.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
|
 |
Salamis was founded in 1075 BCE by settlers from Greece and Anatolia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
|
 |
Salamis was important during the Greek and Roman periods.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
|
 |
For 1700 years, Salamis was the richest and most important city in Cyprus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
|
 |
The city came under Assyrian rule in 709 BCE and then under Persian rule in 450 BCE. Salamis is named after the site of a major battle between the Greeks and the Persians.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
Site / Event : Theatre
|
 |
The theatre is the largest in Cyprus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
Site / Event : Theatre
|
 |
Detail of the seating.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
Site / Event : Theatre
|
 |
The Theatre was built during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE - 14) and could accommodate 15,000 people.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
Site / Event : Theatre
|
 |
View from the stage.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
Site / Event : Theatre
|
 |
Statue.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
Region : Famagusta Bay
City / Town : Salamis
Site / Event : Theatre
|
 |
View from the theatre.
|
2023 |
