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Lapithos, the Glossary

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Achaemenid Empire

The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.

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Acheiropoietos Monastery

The Acheiropoietos Monastery (Μονή Ἀχειροποίητου, also Παναγία Ἀχειροποίητος and Acheripoetos) in Lambousa near the village of Karavas in the Kyrenia District, was a medieval Byzantine Orthodox Monastery.

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Akkadian language

Akkadian (translit)John Huehnergard & Christopher Woods, "Akkadian and Eblaite", The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.

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Alexander Lychnus

Alexander (Gr. Ἀλέξανδρος) surnamed Lychnus (Λύχνος), was an ancient Greek rhetorician and poet.

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Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

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Anatolia

Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.

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Andreas G. Orphanides

Andreas G. Orphanides (italic) is a Cypriot professor and university administrator.

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Antalya

Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province.

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Arabs

The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.

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Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration

The Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration (Otonom Kıbrıs Türk Yönetimi) was the name of a de facto administration established by the Turkish Cypriots in present-day Northern Cyprus immediately after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.

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Barnabas

Barnabas (ܒܪܢܒܐ; Βαρνάβας), born Joseph (Ἰωσήφ) or Joses (Ἰωσής), was according to tradition an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem.

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Büyükçekmece

Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras (Greek: Αθύρας) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Chalcolithic

The Chalcolithic (also called the Copper Age and Eneolithic) was an archaeological period characterized by the increasing use of smelted copper.

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Council of Chalcedon

The Council of Chalcedon (Concilium Chalcedonense) was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church.

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Cyprus

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Cyprus Museum

The Cyprus Museum (also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum) is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus, located on Museum Street in central Nicosia.

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De facto

De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.

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De jure

In law and government, de jure describes practices that are legally recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality.

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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.

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Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Diódōros; 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian.

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Districts of Cyprus

Cyprus is divided into six districts (επαρχίες; ilçe), whose capitals share the same name.

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Districts of Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus is divided into six districts, which are further divided into 12 sub-districts.

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Early Christianity

Early Christianity, otherwise called the Early Church or Paleo-Christianity, describes the historical era of the Christian religion up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325.

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Eastern European Summer Time

Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

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Eastern European Time

Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.

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Famagusta

Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city on the east coast of the de facto state Northern Cyprus.

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Geometric art

Geometric art is a phase of Greek art, characterized largely by geometric motifs in vase painting, that flourished towards the end of the Greek Dark Ages and a little later,.

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George of Cyprus

George of Cyprus (Γεώργιος Κύπρου; Latinized as Georgius Cyprius) was a Greek Byzantine geographer of the early seventh century.

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Girne District

Girne District (Girne İlçesi) is one of six districts of Northern Cyprus.

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Glossary of architecture

This page is a glossary of architecture.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Ioannis Tsangaridis

Ioannis Tsangaridis (Ιωάννης Τσαγγαρίδης; 1887–1939) was a Greek Cypriot General of the Hellenic Army.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

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John Myres

Sir John Linton Myres (3 July 1869 – 6 March 1954) was a British archaeologist and academic, who conducted excavations in Cyprus during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Karavas

Karavas (Καραβάς; Alsancak) is a town in the north of the Cyprus island. Lapithos and Karavas are municipalities in Kyrenia District, municipalities of Northern Cyprus and Populated places in Girne District.

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Karpoš Municipality

Karpoš Municipality (Карпош) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kemer

Kemer is a seaside resort, municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey.

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Kingdom of Cyprus

The Kingdom of Cyprus (Royaume de Chypre; Regnum Cypri) was a medieval kingdom of the Crusader states that existed between 1192 and 1489.

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KTFF Süper Lig

The KTFF Süper Lig (English: CTFA Super League), officially AKSA Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as Birinci Lig (literally First League) is the top football league in Northern Cyprus.

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Kyrenia

Kyrenia (Kerýneia; Girne) is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. Lapithos and Kyrenia are municipalities in Kyrenia District, municipalities of Northern Cyprus and Populated places in Girne District.

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Kyrenia District

Kyrenia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus.

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Kyrenia Mountains

The Kyrenia Mountains (Κερύνειο Όρος; Girne Dağları) is a long, narrow mountain range that runs for approximately along the northern coast of the island of Cyprus.

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Kythrea

Kythrea (Κυθρέα or Κυθραία; Değirmenlik) is a small town in Cyprus, 10 km northeast of Nicosia. Lapithos and Kythrea are municipalities of Northern Cyprus.

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Laconia

Laconia or Lakonia (Λακωνία) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.

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Lapathus (Cyprus)

Lapathus (𐤋𐤐𐤔|translit.

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Lapta Türk Birliği S.K.

Lapta Türk Birliği Spor Kulübü is a Turkish Cypriot football club based in Lapta in Kyrenia district of Cyprus.

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Limassol

Limassol (Lemesós; Limasol or Leymosun) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district.

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Mark the Evangelist

Mark the Evangelist (Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: Mârkos), also known as John Mark (Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Μάρκος, romanized: Iōannēs Mârkos; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān) or Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark.

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Martyr

A martyr (mártys, 'witness' stem, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.

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Menelaos Markides

Menelaos Markides (Greek: Μενέλαος Μαρκίδης) (1878, Nicosia - 1942) was a Cypriot archaeologist and the first curator of the Cyprus Museum (1912-1931).

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Modern era

The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history.

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Narthex

The narthex is an architectural element typical of early Christian and Byzantine basilicas and churches consisting of the entrance or vestibule, located at the west end of the nave, opposite the church's main altar.

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National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)

The National Unity Party (Ulusal Birlik Partisi, UBP) is a political party in Northern Cyprus.

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Natura 2000

Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union.

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Necropolis

A necropolis (necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments.

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Neolithic

The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.

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Nicocreon of Cyprus

Nicocreon (Greek Nικoκρέων; lived 4th century BC) was king of Salamis in Cyprus, at the time of Alexander the Great's (336–323 BC) expedition against Persia.

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Nicosia

Nicosia (also known as Lefkosia in Greek and Lefkoşa in Turkish) is the capital and largest city of Cyprus.

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North Macedonia

North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe.

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Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a de facto state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus.

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Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)

The Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War, also known as the War of Cyprus (Guerra di Cipro) was fought between 1570 and 1573.

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Paphos

Paphos (Πάφος; Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District.

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Paul the Apostle

Paul (Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus (Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.

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Persians

The Persians--> are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran.

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Phoenicia

Phoenicia, or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon.

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Pistachio

The pistachio (Pistacia vera), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating in Persia.

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Ptolemy I Soter

Ptolemy I Soter (Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt and led by his progeny from 305 BC – 30 BC.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapithos

Also known as History of Lapithos, Lambousa, Lapta municipality, Lapta, Cyprus, Peisistratos (Lapithos), Peisistratos of Lapithos.

, Mark the Evangelist, Martyr, Mediterranean Sea, Menelaos Markides, Modern era, Narthex, National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus), Natura 2000, Necropolis, Neolithic, Nicocreon of Cyprus, Nicosia, North Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573), Paphos, Paul the Apostle, Persians, Phoenicia, Pistachio, Ptolemy I Soter, Roman Empire, Sister city, Skopje, Sparta, Star of David, Stasanor, Strabo, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Tarsus, Mersin, Trojan War, Turkey, Tyre, Lebanon.

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See also

Municipalities in Kyrenia District

Municipalities of Northern Cyprus

Populated coastal places in Cyprus

Populated places in Girne District

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