Akamas

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This article is about the promontory in Cyprus called Akamas; for the Greek mythological figure see Acamas.

Akamas (Greek: Ακάμας), is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus, which Ptolemy described as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two summits rising towards the north. (Ptol. v. 14 § 1; see also Plin. Book 5 § 35^[1]).

Up until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. ^[2]

At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis.

[edit] References

1. ^ Pliny the Elder, The Natural History,English translation, Book 5 § 35 [1].
2. ^ British soldiers train in Kalo Chorio after Akamas deal, Cyprus Mail, Wednesday, August 11, 1999 [2]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856).
• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 72.
• An in-depth travel feature about the natural beauty, flora and fauna of the Akamas Peninsula http://www.nhavers.8k.com/cyprus.htm