Sigouri Castle (ruins)

Cyprus / Government controlled area / Achna /

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Sigouri Castle was built on level ground to defend a purely political frontier. King James I constructed it in 1391 to protect the Nicosia plain against raids by the Genoese who had been in possession of Famagusta since 1373.

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Coordinates: 35°8'30"N 33°44'47"E

Lamos (Cilician) 171 km
Alanya ancient fortress (XII century) 222 km
Doryalaion 591 km
Aspat tepesi ( Aspat Hill) 614 km
Castle of Mytilene 776 km
Roka - Byzantine Castle - Ancient city Lykastos 787 km
The Fortress of Palamidi 1017 km
Acrocorinth 1020 km
Ancient Orchomenos 1030 km
Τhe site at Skiti of Agia «TO KASTRO TIS SKITIS» 1090 km

Mesaoria Plain 3.7 km
Turkish Armed Forces - 61st Infantry Troop Regiment 6.1 km
Famagusta District 8.3 km
The part that needs to be transferred to TRNC 11 km
Pashakoy 28th Mechanized Infantry Division - Turkish Army 12 km
UK Eastern Sovereign Base Area - Dhekelia 13 km
Caghan plato 14 km
Larnaca District 33 km
United Nations Green Line 50 km
Nicosia District 61 km

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