Cyprus
Paphos district
Geroskipou Municipality

Geroskipou Municipality

Geroskipou is a coastal village and municipal district in the of Cyprus. Its current population is approximately 7,000. It is noted for the production of lokum, a confectionery commonly known as Turkish delight in English, and is the only place in the world with protected geographical indication for lokum.
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  • Type: Town with 8,310 residents
  • Description: municipality of Paphos District, Republic of Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Geroskipou” and “Yeroskipou”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Agia Paraskevi and Stelios Kyriakides Stadium.

Church
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is a church.

Sports venue
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The is a multi-use stadium in , the stadium holds 9,394 people. It has a full size running track around the outside of its football and rugby playing field and is used for many athletics events throughout the year.

Museum
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is a museum in , western . It contains items ranging in age from the Neolithic to 1700 AD, with five rooms showcasing exhibits dating from the Neolithic era to the Middle Ages.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Marinouda and Konia.

Village
is a village in the of , located 7 km east of .

Village
is a suburb in the of , located 3 km east of . In the northwest is Anavargos village, in the northeast, East and Yeroskipou in the South. is situated 2½ km north of Geroskipou Municipality.

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is a town at the southwestern tip of , between the coast and the Troodos Mountains. The city is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Geroskipou Municipality

Latitude
34.76118° or 34° 45′ 40″ north
Longitude
32.4527° or 32° 27′ 10″ east
Population
8,310
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8G6JQF63+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1637467513
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
11919534
Wiki­data ID
Q588760
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Geroskipou Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يروسكيبو”
  • Armenian: “Երոսկիպու”
  • Armenian: “Յերոշիբու”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yeroskipu”
  • Belarusian: “Гераскіпу”
  • Bulgarian: “Героскипу”
  • Catalan: “Geroskipou”
  • Cebuano: “Geroskípou”
  • Chinese: “耶罗斯基普”
  • Chinese: “耶羅斯基普”
  • Dutch: “Yeroskipou”
  • Finnish: “Geroskípou”
  • French: “Geroskípou”
  • French: “Yeroskípou”
  • German: “Geroskipou”
  • Greek: “Γεροσκήπου”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Γεροσκήπου”
  • Hungarian: “Jeroszkípu”
  • Irish: “Geroskipou”
  • Italian: “Geroskipou”
  • Japanese: “ゲロスキプ”
  • Japanese: “ゲロスキポウ”
  • Lithuanian: “Jeroskipu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Geroskipou”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jeroskípou”
  • Norwegian: “Geroskipou”
  • Persian: “جروسکیپو”
  • Polish: “Jeroskipu”
  • Portuguese: “Geroskipou”
  • Romanian: “Geroskipou”
  • Russian: “Героскипу”
  • Russian: “Ероскипу”
  • Russian: “Ерошибу”
  • Scots: “Yeroskipou”
  • South Azerbaijani: “گئروسکیپو”
  • Spanish: “Geroskipou”
  • Spanish: “Yeroskipou”
  • Swedish: “Geroskípou”
  • Turkish: “Yeroşibu”
  • Ukrainian: “Героскіпу”
  • Ukrainian: “Єроскіпу”
  • Urdu: “گیروسکیپو”
  • Urdu: “یروسکپو”
  • Venetian: “Geroskipou”
  • Western Frisian: “Geroskipou”

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