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 Famagusta - This is a page about Famagusta, with some background history, featured hotels and access to more details of their accommodation, facilities and booking arrangements for the Famagusta hotels Cyprus.
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The Altun Tabya page contains a little bit of information about this hotel with background to Famagusta and access to other external sites about the Altun Tabya hotel Cyprus.
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Altun Tabya Hotel
7, Kizilkule Street, Famagusta
Tel: 366 5363
This is claimed to be a modern two-storey apartment block which is apparently a friendly family-run 1 star hotel, with
a large downstairs sitting
room for breakfast.
Altun Tabya is within the old town of Famagusta, 50 metres east of the
Ravelin (Akkule) Bastion.
That's all the information we have - so please contact them direct by pelephone or via one of the external agencies.
So, here is some background to Famagusta
Famagusta - is a major port in the Turkish Cypriot-administered area of Cyprus. It lies on the east coast in a bay
between Capes Greco and Eloea, east of Nicosia and possesses the deepest harbour in Cyprus. Famagusta is a Frankish
corruption of its Greek name, which means "buried in the sand", descriptive of the silted mouth of the Pedieos River
north of the town - Altun Tabya Hotel
It was founded as Arsinoe by the Macedonian Egyptian king Ptolemy II (308-246 BC). An influx of Christian refugees
fleeing the downfall of Acre (1291) in Palestine transformed it from a tiny village into one of the richest cities
in Christendom. In 1372 the port was seized by Genoa and in 1489 by Venice - Altun Tabya Hotel
The Turkish armada arrived outside the town in 1570 and put it under siege for a year. In 1571 not only Famagusta, but
also all Cyprus was under Turkish rule and remained so until 1878. The end of colonial rule in 1960 led to the
intensification of intercommoned strife between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots that concluded in 1974 with
Turkish Cypriot rule in North Cyprus.
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The most relevant links we could find, placed here free
 Gowealthy
- Welcome To Gowealthy.com - Your Gateway To Offshore holiday hotels in North Cyprus and Famagusta. www.gowealthy.com
Euro Travelling
- The History of Famagusta, Cyprus - and other links to Altun Tabya Hotel. www.eurotravelling.net
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