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Kouklia (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 42 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.7005 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.5834 decimal degrees |
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Note: The present-day village of Kouklia encompasses the site of Palea Paphos (Old Paphos), renowned for being the center of the cult of Aphrodite & located near her mythical birthplace; the site was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 70 CE. There was another ancient site called Paphos (Nea or New Paphos), located 23 km to the north. |
Names: |
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| Kouklia (preferred,C,O)
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| Koúklia (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Köprülü (C,V)
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| Köprü (C,V)
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| Kukla (C,V)
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| Kukalia (C,O)
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| Covocle (C,V,French,U)
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| Konuklia (C,V,Turkish (transliterated),U)
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| Κούκλια (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Paphos (C,V,English)
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............ | ancient |
| Paphos (French)
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| Ktima (C,V)
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| Paphus (C,O)
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| Pafo (C,O)
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| Kato Paphos (C,O)
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| Kouklia Chiftlik (C,V)
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| Pafos (C,U,English)
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| Baf İlçesi (C,U,Turkish)
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| Distrikt Papho (C,U)
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| Eparchía Páfou (C,U)
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| Páfos (C,U,Greek)
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| Pafos District (C,U,English)
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| Paphos District (C,U,English)
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| Πάφος (C,U,Greek)
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| Επαρχία Πάφου (C,U,O,Greek)
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| 파포스 구 (C,U,Korean)
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| Augusta Claudia (H,O)
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............ | used during Roman empire, 58 BC-AD 395 |
| Palaepaphos (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Palæa Paphos (H,V)
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| Palea Paphos (H,V,S)
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| Sakarya (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Páfos (national district) (P) |
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Kouklia (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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since at least 1500 BCE |
| village (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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Greek, ca. 750-550 BCE; Roman, 58 BCE-395 CE |
| trade center (H) |
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important trade center for Venetian merchants, 16th cen. |
| religious center (H) |
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Christian bishopric established by 600 AD |
| locale (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| distinguished from .... |
Páfos .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Kypriakí Dimokratía, Páfos) [7594296] |
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