Kalavasos
Kalavasos is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 6 km north of Zygi, on the river Vasilikos. In its vicinity, there are copper mines. The name is reputed to mean beautiful wooded valley in old Greek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 666 residents
- Description: community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus
- Also known as: “Kalavaso”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tenta.
Tenta
Photo: Enigma51, CC BY 3.0 de.
Tenta, also referred to as Kalavasos-Tenta or Tenda, is an Aceramic Neolithic settlement located in modern Kalavasos near the southern coast of Cyprus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tochni and Mari.
Tochni
Village
Photo: Torero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tochni is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, about halfway between the cities of Larnaca and Limassol. Prior to 1974, Tochni had a mixed Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot population. Tochni is situated 2½ km east of Kalavasos.
Mari
Village
Mari is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 5 km west of Zygi. The village was largely populated by Turkish Cypriots before 1974. In Turkish, it is known as Tatlısu. Mari is situated 3½ km south of Kalavasos.
Asgata
Village
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Asgata is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 6 km northeast of Monagroulli. The village, is lying in the middle of a valley of 190 meters altitude and is considered the easternmost village in the Limassol district, located 26 km from the city center. Asgata is situated 4 km west of Kalavasos.
Kalavasos
- Categories: community of Cyprus Republic, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Kalavasós, Larnaca district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.77359° or 34° 46′ 25″ northLongitude
33.2959° or 33° 17′ 45″ eastPopulation
666Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
8G6MQ7FW+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 394761075OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
146579Wikidata ID
Q1722060
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Kalavasos” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կալավասոս”
- Bulgarian: “Калавасос”
- Cebuano: “Kalavasos”
- Dutch: “Kalavasos”
- French: “Kalavasos”
- French: “Kalavasós”
- German: “Kalavasos”
- Greek: “Καλαβασός”
- Hungarian: “Kalavaszósz”
- Irish: “Kalavasos”
- Persian: “کالاواسوس”
- Polish: “Kalawasos”
- Russian: “Калавасос”
- Spanish: “Kalavasos”
- Swedish: “Kalavasos”
- Turkish: “Kalavason”
- Urdu: “کالاواسوس”
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