Paphos, town, southwestern Republic of Cyprus. Name of two ancient cities that were the precursors of the modern town.
New Paphos, which had been the port town of Old Paphos, became the administrative capital of the whole island in Ptolemaic and Roman times.
The city was attacked and destroyed by Muslim raiders in 960 CE.
The modern town began to grow only after the British occupation in 1878.
The harbour, centre of the city’s life, was improved in 1908 and 1959 but remains too small to handle large commercial traffic and thus serves only an active local
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