Pano Amiantos
| Pano Amiantos Πάνω Αμίαντος | |
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Pano Amiantos replantation | |
  Pano Amiantos Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′19″N 32°54′54″E / 34.92194°N 32.91500°ECoordinates: 34°55′19″N 32°54′54″E / 34.92194°N 32.91500°E | |
| Country |
 Cyprus |
| District | Limassol District |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 3 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.panoamiandos.org/ |
Road next to Amiantos mine
Pano Amiantos (Greek: Πάνω Αμίαντος, Turkish: Yukarı Amyanto) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 7 km southwest of Kyperounta. Formerly the village was the site of a large asbestos mine.
When the mine closed the enormous workings were left as a blot on the landscape of the Troodos. There is now a project under way for the replanting of the workings which should eventually restore the landscape to its former beauty, if not its former shape.
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