Nitovikla

{{WikidataCoord|display=title}}

{{Short description|Archaeological site in Cyprus}}

File:Fortet från nordväst. Nitovikla - SMVK - C01369.tif

Nitovikla is an archaeological site of a fortress located in the Karpas Peninsula. The Swedish Cyprus Expedition investigated the area in 1929, they discovered tombs dating to the Middle Cypriot III (1725-1600 BC) and excavated the fortress. The fortress was built on a hill that overlooked the plateau and it was made with Cyclopean masonry, it had a square shape with towers in three of the corners and flanking the entrance. It had an internal courtyard with a water cistern. The fort was used between the Middle Cypriot III and the Late Cypriot I (1725-1450 BC) periods.{{Cite journal|last=Göransson|first=Kristian|date=2012|title=The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, The Cyprus collections in Stockholm and the Swedish Excavations after the SCE|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/cchyp_0761-8271_2012_num_42_1_1033|journal=Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes|language=fr|volume=42|issue=1|pages=399–421|doi=10.3406/cchyp.2012.1033|issn=0761-8271}}{{Cite web |last=Polignosi |title=Νιτοβίκλα αρχαιολογικός χώρος |url=http://www.polignosi.com/cgibin/hweb?-A=7933&-V=limmata |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.polignosi.com}} The excavation was published in 1935.{{Cite book|last=Gjerstad|first=Einar|title=The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. Finds and Results of the Excavations in Cyprus 1927-1931|volume=1|last2=Lindros|first2=John|last3=Sjöqvist|first3=Erik|last4=Westholm|first4=Alfred|publisher=Swedish Cyprus Expedition|year=1935|isbn=|location=Stockholm|pages=}}