Ayia Napa - Αγία Νάπα

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THE Ayia Napa is its town Of Cyprus in the Province of Famagusta. It is located further east than Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Due to its sandy beaches it is a very popular tourist destination.

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It is a town in Cyprus in the Province of Famagusta and an independent municipality since 1986. It is located further east from Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The name Ayia Napa comes from a homonymous monastery that during the Venetian occupation was located in the center of the city. The name ‘Ayia Napa’ means ‘Holy of the forest’. The area got its name from the ‘Icon of Panagia Napi’, meaning the Holy Forest, and was briefly named ‘Ayia Napa’. Polis is known for the greatest Greek and Cypriot comedian YouTuber 2J.