File:Castle of Kantara.jpg

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DescriptionCastle of Kantara.jpg	English: The castle of Kantara is the easternmost castle of the three Pentadaktylos mountain range castles in the Ammochostos district in occupied Cyprus.
Date	31 January 2010, 14:05
Source	Kantara Castle
Author	George Groutas from Idalion, Cyprus

Camera location	35° 24′ 22.81″ N, 33° 55′ 25.42″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	35.406336; 33.923727

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Image title	The castle of Kantara is the easternmost castle of the three Pentadaktylos mountain range castles in the Ammochostos district in occupied Cyprus. Built at 2068ft it commands both the northern coast and the Mesaoria plain and controls the entrance to the Karpas peninsula. Like the castles of St. Hilarion and Buffavento, it was first built in the Byzantine period after the Arab raids. However, nothing is known about the castle before the conquest of Cyprus by King Richard the Lionheart in 1191. http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/DA/DA.nsf/0/131C3979AC207F8FC22572730039E450?OpenDocument In Greek http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/DA/DA.nsf/All/85D0FBBB06582D3EC2257276003AD792?OpenDocument In English It is believed that the Byzantines built it in the 10th century as a lookout post against raiding Arabs. The first historical mention of the castle is in connection with Richard the Lionheart's captured Cyprus in 1191. At that time Isaac Comnenus, the Byzantine ruler of the island, took refuge at Kantara Castlee. Later, in 1228 the Royalists so badly battered the walls that they had to be almost entirely rebuilt. Then, the nobility used the castle as a lodge when they hunted mountain goats with tame leopards. Its is currently occupied illegally by the turkish army following the turkish invasion of Cyprus Click the links for more
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Camera model	NIKON D80
Copyright holder	All rights reserved
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F-number	f/9
ISO speed rating	125
Date and time of data generation	14:05, 31 January 2010
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Altitude	561.94 meters above sea level
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File change date and time	14:05, 31 January 2010
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
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Date and time of digitizing	14:05, 31 January 2010
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Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	27 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
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Subject distance range	Unknown
North or south latitude	North latitude
East or west longitude	East longitude
Speed unit	Kilometers per hour
Speed of GPS receiver	8.694

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