Potamiá
Potamiá is an archaeological site in Potamiá, Nicosia. Potamiá is situated nearby to the hamlet Agios Sozomenos, as well as near the town Dali.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Idalium.
Idalium
Photo: Rjdeadly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idalion or Idalium was an ancient city in Cyprus, in modern Dali, Nicosia District. The city was founded on the copper trade in the 3rd millennium BC. Its name does not appear on the Sargon Stele of 707 BC, but does appear on the later Prism of Esarhaddon and in similar spellings in Ashurbanipal's annal. Idalium is situated 4 km southwest of Potamiá.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Sozomenos and Dali.
Agios Sozomenos
Hamlet
Agios Sozomenos is a deserted village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, close to the Green Line and near Potamia. It is located at the confluence of the Alikos river with the Gialias, the second-longest river of Cyprus.
Dali
Town
Photo: George Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
Dali is a town in Cyprus, located in the South Nicosia area about 20 km south of central Nicosia and is at an altitude of 220 m. It is the largest settlement amongst a group of villages in the area which are connected to Dali by a radial road network. Dali is situated 3½ km southwest of Potamiá.
Louroujina
Village
Louroujina is a village in Cyprus, located within the salient that marks the southernmost extent of northern Cyprus. It was one of the largest mixed Cypriot villages before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Louroujina is situated 4½ km southeast of Potamiá.
Potamiá
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Potamia”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Potamiá, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.04758° or 35° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
33.44315° or 33° 26′ 35″ eastElevation
190 metres (623 feet)Open location code
8G7M2CXV+27GeoNames ID
10178754
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In Other Languages
“Potamiá” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Potamiá”
- Greek: “Ποταμιά”
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