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Famagusta

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Fa·ma·gu·sta  (fäm-gst, fm-)
A city of eastern Cyprus on the Bay of Famagusta, an inlet of the Mediterranean Sea. Famagusta was a refugee center for Christians after Acre fell to the Saracens (1291). Population: 34,800.
Famagusta [ˌfæməˈgʊstə]
n
(Placename) a port in E Cyprus, on Famagusta Bay: became one of the richest cities in Christendom in the 14th century. Pop.: 67 167 (1994)


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