General information

Location:
Paphos (34°45¢N 32°24¢E), lies on the S side of a peninsula of which Paphos Point is the extremity. It has a population of about 40 900 (2000). Ktima, 1½ miles N of the harbour, is the capital of Paphos district.

Function:
Paphos, no longer a commercial port, is a port of entry used by fishing vessels and recreational craft. The area is the centre of a large tourist trade.

Port Authority. Cyprus Ports Authority, 23 Crete Street, PO Box 22007, 1516 Nicosia, Cyprus.

Limiting conditions

Controlling depth:
The channel leading into the harbour has a least charted depth of 3 m.

Maximum size of vessel handled:
Length 25 m, draught 2 m.

Arrival information

Outer anchorage. Off Paphos the anchorage is not good, being exposed to W and S winds; the holding ground of coarse sand and shell is poor. A suitable position, as shown on the chart, is with Paphos Point Light bearing 000°, distant 9 cables, in a depth of about 26 m. Gales from SE cause considerable swell.

Harbour

General layout. The harbour is protected by two moles; the NE mole is formed of rocky boulders, the SW is a solid curved breakwater extending SE from the shore.

Climate information: see NO TAG and NO TAG.

Landmarks (positioned from Paphos Point Light (34°45¢N 32°24¢E)):
Minarets (1Ό miles NNE) (Chart 775), in Ktima.
Belfry (white) (1 mile NE) (Chart 775), in Ktima.
Fort (ruins, with an elevation of 14 m) (4 cables S).
Church dome (elevation of 30 m) (5 cables ESE).
Chimney (black) (7 cables ESE) (Chart 775).
Chimney (elevation 100 m) (2½ miles E) (Chart 775).

Major light:
Paphos Point Light (34°45¢N 32°24¢E) (NO TAG).

Directions for entering harbour:
The port should be approached with caution. 
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