Cape Apostolos Andreas (Greek: Ακρωτήριο Αποστόλου Ανδρέα, "Cape Saint Andrew"; Turkish: Zafer Burnu, "Cape Victory") is the north-easternmost point (promontory) of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus (35°41.70′N 34°35.20′E / 35.69500°N 34.58667°E). It lies at the tip of the finger-like Karpass Peninsula.
The Apostolos Andreas Monastery is located 5 km southwest of the promontory itself.
The city of Latakia in Syria is located about 68 miles (109 km) to the east.[1]
Herodotus mentions it as "Keys of Cyprus", where the Phoenicians were sailing with their ships in a war between Darius I and the Ionians.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Syrian swimmer crosses over waters between Cyprus, Syria". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Herodotus, Histories, 5.108 (in Greek, and in English: [1] [2]); the identification with Cape Andreas is made in Alexander Schorr's translation to Hebrew, p. 53
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