Cyprus
in Western Asia
Europe
National active POI
Country Quickfacts
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - CYP
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, Turkish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- ISO 2-Letter code:
- CY
- Internet top level domain:
- .cy
- Country phone prefix:
- +357
- Local Time (capital):
- Timezone:
- UTC/GMT offset: hours
Map of Cypriot Unesco Heritage Sites
Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Cyprus in Europe. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Paphos. On the list since 1980. The youngest site is Choirokoitia. On the list since 1998.
| Name | Since |
|---|---|
| Choirokoitia The Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia, occupied from the 7th to the 4th millennium B.C., is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the eastern Mediterranean. Its remains and the finds from ... |
1998 |
| Painted Churches in the Troodos Region This region is characterized by one of the largest groups of churches and monasteries of the former Byzantine Empire. The complex of 10 monuments included on the World Heritage List, all richly decora... |
1985 |
| Paphos Paphos has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. It was a centre of the cult of Aphrodite and of pre-Hellenic fertility deities. Aphrodite's legendary birthplace was on this island, where her tem... |
1980 |