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Kalavasos

Village in Larnaca District, Cyprus

34°46′19″N 33°17′45″E / 34.77194°N 33.29583°E / 34.77194; 33.29583Country

CyprusDistrictLarnaca DistrictPopulation

(2011)^[1]

• Total737Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Websitehttp://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]

History

Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age.^[3] The Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos.^[4]

Gallery

A street in Kalavasos.
The Kalavasos-Tenta archaeologic site, located 4 km south of Kalavasos.

References

^ "C1. POPULATION ENUMERATED BY SEX, AGE, DISTRICT, MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY AND QUARTER (1.10.2011)", Population - Place of Residence, 2011, Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2014-04-17, archived from the original on 2014-04-20, retrieved 2014-04-20
^ A description of the historic monuments of Cyprus. Studies in the archaeology and architecture of the island, by George Jeffery, Architect, 1918; p.353
^ According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the Larnaca District Museum.
^ "Department of Antiquities - Archaeological Sites". Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works. Retrieved 2022-05-09.