Paphos

Paphos (, Transliteration Pafos ), whiles referred tae as Pafos, is a coastal ceety in the soothwast o Cyprus an the caipital o the Paphos Destrict. In antiquity, twa locations wur cried Paphos: Auld PaphosOld Paphos, in Auncient Greek: , Ptol. v. 14. § 1; or, in one word, , Strabo xiv. p. 683; Palaepaphos, Plin. v. 31. s. 35) an New Paphos.New Paphos in Auncient Greek (, Ptol. l. c.; Nea Paphos, Plin. l. c.. The name o Paphos, athoot ony adjunct, is uised bi poets an bi writers o prose tae denote baith Auld an New Paphos, but wi this distinction, that in auncient prose writers it commonly means New Paphos, whilst in the auncient poets, on the contrary, for whom the name o Palaepaphos wad hae been unwieldy, it generally signifies Auld Paphos, the mair particular seat o the cult o the Greek goddess Aphrodite. In inscriptions, an aa, baith touns are cried . This indiscriminate uise is sometimes productive o ambiguity, especially in the Laitin prose authors. The currently inhabitit ceety is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, aboot 50 km (31.07 mi) wast o the Limassol (the biggest port in island), which haes an A6 heich-gate connection. Paphos Internaitional Airport is the kintra's seicont lairgest airport.

Near Palaepaphos (Old Paphos) at the seaside o Petra tou Romiou is the meethical birthplace o Aphrodite, the Greek goddess o luve an beauty an the foondin meeth is interwoven wi the goddess at ivery level, sae that Auld Paphos became the maist famous an important place for worshippin Aphrodite in the auncient warld. In Greco-Roman times Paphos wis the island's caipital, an it is famous for the remains o the Roman govrenor's palace, whaur extensive, fine mosaics are a major tourist attraction. The apostle Saunt Paul visitit the toun durin the 1st century AD. The toun o Paphos is includit in the offeecial UNESCO leet o cultural an naitural treasurs o the warld's heritage.

Paphos enjoys a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate, wi the mildest temperaturs on the island. The teepical simmer's saison lasts aboot 8 month, frae Aprile tae November, awtho an aa o in Mairch an December whiles thare are temperatur abuin 20 °C (68.0 °F).

References

Twinnins
  Chania, Greece
  Kalamaria, Greece
  Preveza, Greece
  Lamia, Greece
  Corfu, Greece (1992)
  Mytilene, Greece
  Anzio, Italy

Freemit airtins

 Municipality o Paphos - offeecial wabsteid

Category:Auncient ceeties in Cyprus
Category:Auncient Greek steids in Cyprus
Category:Populatit places in Paphos Destrict
Category:Mediterranean port ceeties an touns in Cyprus
Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Cyprus
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Category:Aphrodite
Category:New Testament places