Πάφος (Pafos)

Πάφος (Pafos or Paphos) in Κύπρος (Kýpros) is a city of over 40 thousand people¹ located in southwest Kypros (Cyprus). It is an ancient site, location of a 12th century BCE temple to Aphrodite, and a World Heritage Site. UNESCO's attention is drawn to its famous mosaics, especially that of the Villa of Theseus, and to the Tombs of the Kings in Kato Pafos.

External references

Houses of Dionysos mosaic

Footnotes

1. Calculation 2010 in world-gazetteer.com, accessed 9/1/2011.
2. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (UNESCO and Firefly Books, 2009).