Pano Amiantos

Pano Amiantos
Πάνω Αμίαντος

Pano Amiantos replantation
Pano Amiantos

Location in Cyprus

Coordinates: 34°55′19″N 32°54′54″E / 34.92194°N 32.91500°E / 34.92194; 32.91500Coordinates: 34°55′19″N 32°54′54″E / 34.92194°N 32.91500°E / 34.92194; 32.91500
Country  Cyprus
District Limassol District
Population (2001)[1]
 â€¢ Total 3
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 â€¢ 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.

References

  1. ↑ Census 2001
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, June 08, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.