Famagusta
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Summary
Famagusta is a city in Cyprus[1]. Famagusta draws 4,990 Wikipedia views per month (city in cyprus category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gazimağusa District[3]
- Country: Northern Cyprus[4]
- Instance of: border city[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Athens[6], Corfu[7], İzmir[8], Antalya[9], Patras[10], Struga[11], Tekirdağ[12], Latakia[13], Nilüfer district[14]
- Postal code: 5000[15]
- Commons category: Famagusta[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[17]
- Significant event: Siege of Famagusta[18]
- Official website: https://www.gazimagusabelediyesi.org/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Famagusta[20]
- Population: 40,920[21]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[22], Otto's encyclopedia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Capital of: Famagusta District[28], Gazimağusa District[29]
- Official name: Αμμόχωστος[30], Gazimağusa[31], Famagusta[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Famagusta[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Famagusta[34]
- Demonym: famagostani[35]
- Native label: Αμμόχωστος[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Famagusta[37]
- Different from: Famagusta Municipality[38], Gazimağusa Municipality[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 21 m[40]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Famagusta[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Famagusta include Anorthosis Famagusta FC[42], an association football club[43], in Cyprus[44], founded in 1911[45]; Nea Salamis Famagusta FC[46], an association football club[47], in Cyprus[48], founded in 1948[49]; Famagusta District[50], a district of Cyprus[51], in Cyprus[52]; Ammochostos Epistrofi Stadium[53], an association football venue[54], in Cyprus[55]; Nea Salamis Famagusta[56], a sports club[57], in Cyprus[58], founded in 1948[59]; and Nea Salamis Famagusta VC[60], a volleyball team[61], in Cyprus[62], founded in 1975[63], headquartered in Limassol[64].
Why It Matters
Famagusta has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Famagusta is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Famagusta include Anorthosis Famagusta FC[42], an association football club[43], in Cyprus[44], founded in 1911[45]; Nea Salamis Famagusta FC[46], an association football club[47], in Cyprus[48], founded in 1948[49]; Famagusta District[50], a district of Cyprus[51], in Cyprus[52]; Ammochostos Epistrofi Stadium[53], an association football venue[54], in Cyprus[55]; Nea Salamis Famagusta[56], a sports club[57], in Cyprus[58], founded in 1948[59]; and Nea Salamis Famagusta VC[60], a volleyball team[61], in Cyprus[62], founded in 1975[63], headquartered in Limassol[64].