| Page Views: 1,215 Last Visit to Famagusta: May, 2007 | Famagusta, a City of Unique Cultural Blend by om_212 - last update: Nov 7, 2007 |
| LALA MUSTAFA PASHA MOSQUE aka St. Nikolas Church |
Famagusta (aka Gazi Maguza, Magosa) is of the finest examples of mediaeval city, where east and west, Christianity and Islam, Asian and European features blended together ia unique bitter-sweet cultural "cocktail." |
Famagusta's history 285 BC - founded by King Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt
1300 to 1400 - the golden age of Famagusta, time of the Crusades and Lusignan dynasty rule in Cyprus
After 1400 - rival factions of Genoese and Venetian merchants settled there. The Genoese caused much strife until finally the Venetians took command of all Cyprus and transferred the capital from Nicosia to Famagusta in 1489
1570 - a year-long siege by the Ottoman armada
1571 - 1878 - Ottoman Turkish rule
1878-1960 - British colonial rule
1960-1974 - inter-communal strife between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots which concluded in 1974 with the Turkish-Cypriot rule in North Cyprus |
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| Pros: | "great medieval city with a lot of tourist potential" | | Cons: | "unsufficent tourism infrustructure (hotels, restaurants, etc.)" | | In A Nutshell: | "one day it will shine again!" |
om_212's Famagusta Travel Tips
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Tips: 1 - Photos: 5 | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers | | | | Transportation | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips |
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gilabrand Thu Jul 30, 2009 06:35 UTC
I love these old buildings. | benazer Mon Apr 27, 2009 02:50 UTC
Hi,enjoyed your pages very much. I see you have been to my country too,hope you liked. Az. | edvin_br Tue Feb 12, 2008 17:20 UTC
This place remiands me of some Places of Israel (my home..)! I like it! Its sad to see so many empty hotels over there | scottishvisitor Wed Nov 28, 2007 22:46 UTC
Interesting page I esp liked your Ghost City |
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