Orounta

Orounta is a located in the of , west of , near . It was the birthplace of the Saint Martyr Saint Philoumenos, who was the Guardian of , in the , where he was killed after the assailant threw grenades into the Church of Saint Photini and attacked him with an axe.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peristerona and Kato Moni.

Village
is a large village about 32 kilometres west of the capital , on the foothills of the Mountain range in the basin. It is built on the west bank of the river that bears the same name, which is a tributary of the river Serrachis, at an average altitude of 250 meters. is situated 3½ km north of Orounta.

Village
is a village in the of , located 7 km south of . In 2001 the village had 311 inhabitants. East of the town lies the now uninhabited Turkish Cypriot village of . is situated 4½ km south of Orounta.

Village
is a village in the of . In 2016 a major find was made of a 36 ft x 13 ft mosaic floor of a Roman villa depicting horse races in a hippodrome from a 4th c. AD villa. is situated 5 km northeast of Orounta.

Orounta

Latitude
35.10142° or 35° 6′ 5″ north
Longitude
33.09384° or 33° 5′ 38″ east
Population
604
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Open location code
8G7M432V+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5619876572
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
146250
Wiki­data ID
Q7103891
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Orounta” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Oroúnta
  • Dutch: Orounta
  • Greek: Oroúnta
  • Greek: Ορούντα
  • Hungarian: Orúnda
  • Persian: اورونتا
  • Polish: Orunda
  • Russian: Оронта
  • Spanish: Orounda
  • Swedish: Oroúnta
  • Turkish: Kato Mom
  • Turkish: Orounta
  • Turkish: Orunda
  • Urdu: اورونتا

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