Kalavasos
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Kalavasos | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg 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, on the river Vasilikos. In its vicinity, there are copper mines.
The name is reputed to mean beautiful (καλά) wooded valley (βάσσα) in old Greek.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age.[3] The Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos.[4]
Between 1938-1978 the Hellenic Mining Company railway ran through Kalavasos, taking copper and other minerals from the Kalavasos mines to a port at Vasiliko
Gallery
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A street in Kalavasos.
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The Kalavasos-Tenta archaeologic site, located 4 km south of Kalavasos.
References
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- ^ 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.
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