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Limassol is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population of 262,238. The Limassol municipality is the most populated in Cyprus, with a population of 108,105, followed by Strovolos municipality in Nicosia.
Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city on the east coast of the de facto state Northern Cyprus. It is located east of Nicosia and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages, Famagusta was the island's most important port city and a gateway to trade with the ports of the Levant, from where the Silk Road merchants carried their goods to Western Europe. The old walled city and parts of the modern city are de facto part of Northern Cyprus as the capital of the Gazimağusa District.
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- ↑ "Cyprus, Female Voice and Memory". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ Stylianou-Lambert, Theopisti; Bounia, Alexandra (2016). The Political Museum: Power, Conflict, and Identity in Cyprus. Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-315-52103-9.