Askas
Askas is a small village in Pitsilia region in the Nicosia District on the island of Cyprus. It is positioned 1000 metres above sea level on the north side of the Troodos mountain range, at the foot of Mount Papoutsa.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Transfiguration of the Saviour Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaichori Morphou and Palaichori Oreinis.
Palaichori Morphou
Village
Palaichori Oreinis
Hamlet
Fterikoudi
Village
Fterikoudi is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 4 km north of Palaichori Morphou.
Askas
- Type: Village with 195 residents
- Description: community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus
- Categories: community of Cyprus Republic and locality
- Location: Askás, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.92963° or 34° 55′ 47″ north
Longitude
33.07825° or 33° 4′ 42″ east
Population
195
Elevation
904 metres (2,966 feet)
Open location code
8G6MW3HH+V7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Askas” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Askás”
- Dutch: “Askas”
- Georgian: “ასკასი”
- Greek: “Askás”
- Greek: “Ασκάς”
- Hungarian: “Aszkász”
- Persian: “عسکاس”
- Polish: “Askas”
- Russian: “Аскас”
- Swedish: “Askás”
- Turkish: “Aska (köy)”
- Turkish: “Aska”
- Urdu: “اسکاس”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Platanistasa and Alona.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Agios Panteleimonas Church and St. Loucas.
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