Kalavasos | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°46′19″N 33°17′45″E / 34.77194°N 33.29583°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Larnaca District |
Population (2011)
[1] | |
• Total | 737 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Website | http://www.kalavasos.org/ |
Kalavasos ( Greek: Καλαβασός; Turkish: Kalavason) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 6 km north of Zygi. In its vicinity, there are copper mines.
The name is reputed to mean beautiful (καλά) wooded valley (βάσσα) in old Greek. [2]
Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age. [3] The Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos. [4]
Kalavasos | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°46′19″N 33°17′45″E / 34.77194°N 33.29583°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Larnaca District |
Population (2011)
[1] | |
• Total | 737 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Website | http://www.kalavasos.org/ |
Kalavasos ( Greek: Καλαβασός; Turkish: Kalavason) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 6 km north of Zygi. In its vicinity, there are copper mines.
The name is reputed to mean beautiful (καλά) wooded valley (βάσσα) in old Greek. [2]
Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age. [3] The Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos. [4]