(Nea) Paphos

settlement · 550 BC – 1599 AD

The legendary birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, (Nea) Paphos has been a center of activity since the Final Bronze Age when Mycenaeans honored the goddess there. The site was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980.

Coordinates

34.75721, 32.40659

Also known as

Bāf (ota), Erythra, Erythrai, Nea Paphos (en), Nea Paphos, Paphos, Sebaste Claudia Flavia Paphos, Νέα Πάφος (el), باف (ota)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors

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