What is Paphos?
[[File:Latarnia pafos.jpg|thumb|[[Paphos Lighthouse]]]] '''Paphos''' is a [[city]] in west [[Cyprus]]. It is the [[capital city|capital]] of [[Paphos District]]. In 2018, 63,600 people lived in the [[urban area]]. The town is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage site]] for the ancient Greek and Roman city ruins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/79|title=Paphos|access-date=2020-03-24|website=UNESCO}}</ref> ==Notable people== * [[Evagoras Pallikarides]], [[EOKA]] Fighter, hanged by the British at 19 * [[Makarios III|Archbishop Makarios]], first President of the Republic of Cyprus * [[Rauf Denktaş]], former [[President of Northern Cyprus]] * [[Marios Joannou Elia]], composer and artistic director * [[Suat Günsel]], 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 * [[Özker Özgür]], pro-unification Turkish-Cypriot politician * [[Theo Paphitis]], British-Cypriot businessman * [[Andrew Theophanous]], politician * [[Christos Shelis]], footballer ==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Cyprus]] [[Category:Republic of Cyprus]]