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Siege of Famagusta

Siege of Famagusta was a siege conducted on 17 September 1570 at Famagusta, in what is now Cyprus; it lasted 11 months. It was part of the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573, which ran from 1570 to 1573. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Western claims: 50,000–225,000 against Western claims: 5,000–8,500.

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Fought17 September 1570lasted 11 months
WhereFamagusta, Cyprus35.117N, 33.950E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice
Casualties and losses10,000–20,000; 52,000 dead (Venetian claim)and7,600 killed; 900 prisoners
Part ofOttoman–Venetian War of 1570–15731570 to 1573

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573

Action of 1570, 1570Siege of Nicosia, 1570Siege of Famagusta, 15701571 Ottoman attack on Brač, 157115701571Siege of Famagusta, 1570
4 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 September 1570
to 5 August 1571
PlaceFamagusta, Cyprus
35.117N, 33.950E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeCyprus under Ottoman rule
StrengthWestern claims: 50,000–225,000Western claims: 5,000–8,500
Casualties and losses10,000–20,000; 52,000 dead (Venetian claim)7,600 killed; 900 prisoners
Commanders
  • Lala Mustafa Pasha
  • Marco Antonio Bragadin
Siege of FamagustaSiege of FamagustaBattle of SalamisSiege of KitionBattle of OmorphitaBattle of Agios DometiosBattle of Pentemili beachheadSiege of KitionBattle of Pentemili beachheadṬarābulusTartusLemososSamandagiLatakiaPaphos100 km35.117N, 33.950E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Siege of Famagusta
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Siege of Famagusta today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-04-17. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 6 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -4 to 59 m, 62 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 43% water, 24% built-up, 14% grassland.

water: 43%built-up: 24%grassland: 14%tree cover: 11%cropland: 7%water 43%built-up 24%grassland 14%tree cover 11%cropland 7%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 24 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 52 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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In the same war

Elsewhere in 1570

Siege of Famagusta is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 23 in present-day Cyprus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1086625, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Famagusta, revision 1381065742, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.