Karavas (Greek: Καραβάς; Turkish: Alsancak) is a town in the north of the Cyprus island.

[2] The name Karavas comes from the Greek karávi (καράβι), meaning "ship".

Prior to the Turkish invasion in 1974, Karavas had a Greek population of approximately 2200.

Following the population exchange assisted by the United Nations where the Turkish Cypriots forced from their villages in the South were transported to the safety of the North, today the village is home mostly to those Turkish Cypriots displaced from their original village Mandria in the Paphos region left in the south of the island.

The Cyprus Treasure, an impressive collection of silver vessels, dishes, spoons and jewelry, was found here in 1902 and 1917.