Kouklia (Cyprus)
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Name (Hebrew)
קוקליה (קפריסין)
Name (Latin)
Kouklia (Cyprus)
Other forms of name
Couvoucle (Cyprus)
Coordinates
32.5733095 32.5733095 34.70986527 34.70986527 (gooearth )
Associated country
Cyprus
See Also From tracing place name
Palaepaphos (Cyprus)
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Sources of Information
- Maier, F.G. Paphos, 1984:p. 320 (Palaepaphos was known as Couvoucle (Kouklia) by the 12th cent.)
- BGN, 5-7-91(Kouklia; ppl, 34p0s42ʹN, 32p0s34ʹE)
- Encyc. Brit., 1978(Paphos; name of modern town & admin. district and of 2 ancient cities; older ancient city (Palaipaphos) located at modern Pírgos (Kouklia); New Paphos, which had already superseded Old Paphos in Roman times, was 10 mi. away;New Paphos and Ktima together form modern Paphos)
Wikipedia description:
Kouklia (Greek: Κούκλια, Turkish: Kukla) is a village in the Paphos District, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east from the city of Paphos on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The village is built in the area of "Palaepaphos" (Greek: Παλαίπαφος) (Old Paphos), mythical birthplace of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty, which became the centre for her worship in the ancient world. Because of its ancient religious significance and architecture, Kouklia was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with Kato Paphos in 1980. Recent archaeology has been continuing on the site since 2006, and remains of the ancient city and the sanctuary can be seen today.
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