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Famagusta, Ammochostos
Famagusta harbour and Varosha boom town
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Revived by the British as the island's deep port from 1906, with the Varosha commercial town growing outside the walls.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.