Famagusta Fortification
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Famagusta Fortification
Famagusta Fortification North Cyprus
Except when otherwise stated, all map references to Old City map.
The Old City of Famagusta is totally surrounded by walls which
remain remarkably complete. They average 50 ft in height and at certain points are 27 ft thick, and form a rough rectangle, the easternmost side of which follows the line of the shore. Originally there were two gates, the Sea Gate and the Land Gate, but two additional openings have had to be made to cope with modern traffic. Of the ten bastions, the greatest and most impressive is the Martinengo Bastion. Following the circuit east of the Martinengo, the other bastions are named the Mozzo the Diamante, the Djamboulat, the Camposanto, the Andruzzi, the Santa Napa, the Diocare, the Moratto, the Palacazaro - most of them such good descriptive Italian names for typically Venetian fortifications that it is unnecessary to bother with the Turkish equivalents. The tomb of Djamboulat Bey, the Turkish general who in 1571 lost his life while charging the most vicious of Venetian engines of war used in the defence of the Arsenal, is in the bastion near where he fell, and which now carries his name.
Another salient point of fortification which deserves special attention is the Land Gate with its original arch of 30 ft (no longer in use as a gate) which was protected by the existing Ravelin, which comprises a complex of guardrooms and dungeons.
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