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Lapithos or Lapethos is a town in Cyprus. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.
According to Strabo, the settlement was founded by Spartans. In Assyrian inscriptions, Lapithos is mentioned as one of the eleven pe. During the Persian rule, Lapithos was settled by Phoenicians. The last independent king Praxippos was subdued by Ptolemy I in 312 BC.
Lambousa is the name currently used for the ancient Roman town on the coast about north of the current Lapta.
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