Kalavasos

Kalavasos
Kalavasos

Location in Cyprus

Coordinates: 34°46′19″N 33°17′45″E / 34.77194°N 33.29583°E / 34.77194; 33.29583Coordinates: 34°46′19″N 33°17′45″E / 34.77194°N 33.29583°E / 34.77194; 33.29583
Country  Cyprus
District Larnaca District
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 737
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
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.

History

Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age.[2]

Gallery

References

  1. "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, retrieved 2014-04-20
  2. According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the Larnaca District Museum.


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