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Elaea (promontory of Cyprus)

ancient promontory of Cyprus mentioned by Ptolemaeus

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 6, 2025
Entity authorityQ5353069 ↗
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Elaea or Elaia (Greek: Ελαία; Turkish: Zeytin Burnu) was the ancient name for a promontory of Cyprus, near the ancient city of Knidos. The cape lies within the territory of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

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The public source identifies “Elaea (promontory of Cyprus)” as ancient promontory of Cyprus mentioned by Ptolemaeus. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Elaea, promontory and Cyprus.

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This entry incorporates text from “Elaea (promontory of Cyprus)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.