Mount Olympus
Olympus, or Chionistra, at 1,952 metres, is the highest point in Cyprus. It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. Mount Olympus peak and the "Troodos Square" fall under the territory of Platres in Limassol District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,952 metres
- Description: highest point in Cyprus
- Also known as: “Chionistra”, “Chionístra”, “Khionistra”, “Olimpus Tepesi”, “Olymbo”, “Ólympos”, “Olympus”, “Troodos”, “Όλυμπος”, and “Χιονίστρα”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Troodos Square and Trooditissa Monastery.
Troodos Square
Photo: Fern 24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Troodos Square refers to a small collection of shops and accommodations high up in the Troodos mountain range.
Trooditissa Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Anna Anichkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trooditissa Monastery, is situated on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains on the island of Cyprus. It is an Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prodromos and Palaiomylos.
Prodromos
Village
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prodromos is the highest village in Cyprus at 1,380 metres above sea level. It is the island's main centre for winter sport, with three ski slopes located on nearby Mount Olympus.
Palaiomylos
Hamlet
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaiomylos, also called Paliomylos, is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Prodromos.
Pedoulas
Village
Photo: Fern 24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pedoulas is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located at an altitude of 1,100 metres in the Troodos Mountains, 4 km south of Moutoullas. It lies in the Marathasa Valley.
Mount Olympus
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Páno Plátres, Limassol district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.93661° or 34° 56′ 12″ northLongitude
32.86495° or 32° 51′ 54″ eastElevation
1,952 metres (6,404 feet)Open location code
8G6JWVP7+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1625509531OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mount Olympus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل أوليمبوس”
- Armenian: “Քիոնիստրա”
- Armenian: “Օլիմբոս”
- Armenian: “Օլիմպոս”
- Azerbaijani: “Olimbos”
- Basque: “Olinpo”
- Belarusian: “Алімп”
- Belarusian: “Алімпас”
- Bulgarian: “Олимп”
- Catalan: “Olimp”
- Cebuano: “Mount Olympus”
- Cebuano: “Ólympos (tumoy sa bukid)”
- Chinese: “奥林匹斯山”
- Croatian: “Olimp”
- Czech: “Olympos”
- Dutch: “Ólympos”
- Dutch: “Olympus”
- Esperanto: “Olimpo”
- Estonian: “Olümpos”
- Estonian: “Ólympos”
- Finnish: “Ólympos”
- French: “Mont Olympe de Chypre”
- French: “mont Olympe”
- French: “Mont Olympe”
- Galician: “Monte Olimpo, Chipre”
- Galician: “Monte Olimpo”
- Georgian: “ოლიმპი (კვიპროსი)”
- Georgian: “ოლიმპი”
- German: “Chionístra”
- German: “Olymp”
- German: “Olympos”
- German: “Ólympos”
- German: “Troodos”
- German: “Όλυμπος”
- German: “Χιονίστρα”
- Greek: “Όλυμπος”
- Hebrew: “הר אולימפוס”
- Hungarian: “Kionísztrasz”
- Hungarian: “Ólimbosz”
- Indonesian: “Gunung Olimpus”
- Irish: “Oilimpeas”
- Irish: “Sliabh Oilimpeas”
- Italian: “Monte Olimpo”
- Italian: “Olimpo”
- Japanese: “オリンポス山”
- Ladin: “Mount Olympus”
- Latvian: “Olimpa kalns (Kipra)”
- Latvian: “Olimpa kalns”
- Lithuanian: “Olimpo kalnas”
- Moroccan Arabic: “جبل أولامپوس”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olympos på Kypros”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olympos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ólymbos på Kypros”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Olympos på Kypros”
- Norwegian: “Olympos”
- Persian: “کوه المپوس (قبرس)”
- Persian: “کوه المپوس”
- Polish: “Chionistra”
- Polish: “Chionístra”
- Polish: “Olimbos”
- Polish: “Olimp”
- Polish: “Olimpos”
- Polish: “Ólympos”
- Polish: “Troodos”
- Polish: “Όλυμπος”
- Polish: “Χιονίστρα”
- Portuguese: “Monte Olimpo (Chipre)”
- Portuguese: “Monte Olimpo”
- Romanian: “Muntele Olympus (Chionistra)”
- Romanian: “Muntele Olympus”
- Russian: “Олимбос”
- Russian: “Олимп”
- Scots: “Moont Olympus (Cyprus)”
- Scots: “Moont Olympus”
- Slovak: “Olympos”
- Slovak: “Olympus”
- Slovenian: “Olimp”
- Slovenian: “Olympos”
- Slovenian: “Ólympos”
- Slovenian: “Troodos”
- Slovenian: “Όλυμπος”
- Slovenian: “Χιονίστρα”
- Spanish: “Monte Olimpo”
- Swahili: “Mlima Olympus”
- Swedish: “Ólympos (bergstopp)”
- Swedish: “Olympos, Cypern”
- Swedish: “Olympus”
- Turkish: “Olimpos Tepesi”
- Ukrainian: “Олімбос”
- Ukrainian: “Олімп”
- Urdu: “کوہ اولمپس”
- Venetian: “Olimpo”
- Vietnamese: “Núi Olympus”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 500 y.o. pine and Cyprus Ski Club.
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