Cape Apostolos Andreas
The Cape Apostolos Andreas , also Cape Sankt Andreas, forms the northeast tip of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and was called Cape Dinaretum in ancient times. In modern Greek it is Ακρωτήριο Αποστόλου Ανδρέα , in Turkish since the conquest of the island by the Ottomans in 1570/71 Zafer Burnu ("Cape of Victory"). The cape is located at the end of the elongated Karpas peninsula .
Directly on the cape there is a rock massif about ten meters high, on which the flags of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Turkey fly. In front of the headland are several uninhabited rocky islets, the Klidhes Islands .
About 5 km west of the cape is the monastery of Apostolos Andreas , whose name refers to the apostle Andreas who, according to legend, was shipwrecked on this cape on the journey from Asia Minor to Caesarea . An unpaved road leads from the monastery to the cape.
literature
- Ewald Hein, Andrija Jakovljevič, Brigitte Kleidt: Cyprus. Byzantine churches and monasteries: mosaics and frescos , Melina-Verlag, 1996, p. 165 ff. (On church and monastery)
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Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′ 43.8 " N , 34 ° 35 ′ 15.6" E