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Paphos held the title of the European Capital of Culture for 2017 alongside Aarhus, Denmark.

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Paphos

Cyprus

Country
Cyprus
Population
36.0K
Coordinates
34.77, 32.42
1334th most populous city in the world

Paphos, also spelled Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of the Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were known as Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. It is the fourth-largest city in the country, after Nicosia, Limassol, and Larnaca, with an urban population of 55,000.

From the “Pafos 2017 – European Capital of Culture” section

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