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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Paphos' has mentioned 'Cyprus' in the following places:
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Place in Paphos District, Cyprus
Paphos /xcbx88pxc3xa6fxc9x92s/ (Greek: xcexa0xcexacxcfx86xcexbfxcfx82 [xcbx88pafos]; Turkish: Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District.
[21] It also had a founding myth: it was said to have been founded by Agapenor, chief of the Arcadians at the siege of Troy,[22] who, after the capture of the city, was driven out by the storm that separated the Greek fleet onto the coast of Cyprus.
90) alludes to an Arcadian "colony" in Cyprus.
[24] A hoard of unused silver coins (in the Cyprus museum) found under the Hellenistic House dating back to the end of the 4th century BC are the earliest find at the site and indicates its founding date.
Old Paphos always retained the pre-eminence in worship of Aphrodite, and Strabo states that the road leading to it from New Paphos was annually crowded with male and female votaries travelling to the ancient shrine, and coming not only from the New Paphos, but also from other towns of Cyprus.
According to the biblical Acts of the Apostles, after landing at Salamis and proclaiming the Word of God in the synagogues,[25] the prophets and teachers, Barnabas and Saul of Tarsus, traveled along the entire southern coast of the island of Cyprus until they reached Paphos.
The government invested heavily in irrigation dams and water distribution works, road infrastructure and the building of Paphos International Airport, the second international airport in Cyprus.
Near Petra tou Romiou is Palaepaphos, Old Paphos, one of the most celebrated places of pilgrimage in the ancient Greek world, and once an ancient city-kingdom of Cyprus.
It is home to the sculpture known as the Great Wall of Lempa by the Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos and the Cyprus College of Art.
Similarly, on 8 December 2011, the EDRO III ran aground off the coast of Cyprus.
It was traveling from Limassol, Cyprus to Rhodes when it ran aground.
Heatwaves in July and August are relatively common, when hot air masses from the Sahara desert drift over to Cyprus causing temperatures to rise.
Cyprus has experienced drought-like conditions and the current trend of global warming may increase the severity of these conditions.
[30] In the summer of 2008, Cyprus had to ship water by tanker from Greece to meet demand on the island.
Climate data for Paphos (1991-2005) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 17.0(62.6) 16.9(62.4) 18.5(65.3) 21.3(70.3) 24.4(75.9) 27.7(81.9) 29.9(85.8) 30.4(86.7) 28.8(83.8) 26.6(79.9) 22.4(72.3) 18.6(65.5) 23.6(74.5) Daily mean xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 12.5(54.5) 12.3(54.1) 13.6(56.5) 16.3(61.3) 19.5(67.1) 22.8(73.0) 25.2(77.4) 25.7(78.3) 23.8(74.8) 21.5(70.7) 17.5(63.5) 14.2(57.6) 18.7(65.7) Average low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 8.0(46.4) 7.6(45.7) 8.7(47.7) 11.3(52.3) 14.5(58.1) 17.8(64.0) 20.4(68.7) 21.0(69.8) 18.8(65.8) 16.4(61.5) 12.6(54.7) 9.7(49.5) 13.9(57.0) Average rainfall mm (inches) 80.2(3.16) 64.2(2.53) 34.3(1.35) 18.7(0.74) 5.30(0.21) 1.60(0.06) 0.30(0.01) 0.00(0.00) 3.80(0.15) 18.0(0.71) 66.4(2.61) 93.9(3.70) 386.7(15.23) Average rainy days (xe2x89xa5 1 mm) 9.9 8.0 5.5 4.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.6 2.5 5.8 8.7 46.8 Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.3 211.7 244.9 270.0 344.1 381.0 390.6 365.8 315.0 285.2 225.0 186.0 3,414.6 Source: Meteorological Service (Cyprus)[32]
Paphos was once the only traffic-free town in Cyprus; things changed after the urbanization and rise of the population in less than ten years.
Main article: Roads and Motorways in Cyprus
Chalk layers in A6 motorway (Cyprus)
The A7 motorway from Paphos to Polis was to have been completed by 2013, though work has not started yet due to the financial crisis in Cyprus.
There are two hospices in the area: The Friends Hospice[43] and the Archangel Michael Hospice, which is funded by the Catholic Church in Cyprus.
Main article: Education in Cyprus
Another annual event is Open Studios Cyprus which takes place during selected weekends in October.
Details and dates for the regular events can be found in the local English newspapers, such as Cyprus Weekly and Cyprus Monthly.
In 2009, 2010, and 2011, Open Studios Cyprus used this location to launch the event with an Opening Art Exhibition.
The Pafian gymnastic club is called Korivos, and it owns (via the Cyprus Athletic Organisation) the local Pafiako Stadium and the Aphroditi Sports hall.
Evagoras Pallikarides, EOKA Fighter, hung by the British at 19 Archbishop Makarios, first President of the Republic of Cyprus Rauf Denktaxc5x9f, former President of Northern Cyprus Marios Joannou Elia, composer and artistic director Suat Gxc3xbcnsel, billionaire businessman Sonay Adem, socialist politician Giorgos Lillikas, candidate for Cyprus Presidential elections Stavros Malas, Minister of Health, candidate for Cyprus Presidential elections Alex Christofi, Arjatos loxajis xc3x96zker xc3x96zgxc3xbcr, pro-unification Turkish-Cypriot politician Theo Paphitis, British-Cypriot businessman Andrew Theophanous, politician Christos Shelis, footballer Paul Stenning, author, lives in Paphos
Paphos, situated in the District of Paphos in western Cyprus, is a serial archaeological property consisting of three components at two sites: the town of Kato Paphos (Site I), and the village of Kouklia (Site II).
Aphroditexe2x80x99s legendary birthplace was on the island of Cyprus, where her temple was erected by the Myceneans in the 12th century BC and continued to be used until the Roman period.
Criterion (iii): Cyprus was a place of worship of pre-Hellenic fertility deities since the Neolithic period (6th millennium BC).
Paphos is protected and managed according to the provisions of the highly effective national Antiquities Law and the international treaties signed by the Republic of Cyprus.