Golden Beach, Beach on Karpaz Peninsula, Cyprus

Golden Beach is a wide sand beach near Rizokarpaso on the Karpass Peninsula in north-eastern Cyprus. It runs about four kilometres from Galunopetra (Iyitaş) cape in the east to Jyles cape in the south-west. A small hill, Adatepe, and a large bare light-coloured dune divide it into two sections, and on the eastern part the dunes reach up to 500 m inland.

After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Golden Beach and the tip of the Karpaz peninsula fell under Turkish military control and access was restricted. Following the unilateral independence declaration in 1983 the area became a natural park, with protection strengthened in 1997 and 1998. From 1990 the TRNC forestry department allowed small restaurants and wooden chalets; leases were later revoked, and in 2016 the supreme court ordered demolition, carried out in 2017.

The beach carries several names: Altın Kumsal in Turkish, Nangomi in Greek, and Pashi Amos, meaning "Fat Sand Beach". Its western section is used informally as a nudist beach, while camping is banned across the beach and surrounding protection zones.

Reaching this location requires driving along a basic coastal road from the nearby village, with informal parking available in sandy areas. Come prepared with water and sun protection since facilities are sparse along the shore.

The beach is split in two by a small hill called Adatepe and a large bare sand dune, and its eastern dunes reach up to 500 metres inland. The western section is known as an unofficial nudist beach. Camping on the beach and in the surrounding protection areas is strictly forbidden.