Tamasos Dam
Tamasos Dam is a dam in Péra, Nicosia. Tamasos Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Politiko, as well as near the village Kampia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tamassos.
Tamassos
Archaeological site
Tamassos or Tamasos – names Latinized as Tamassus or Tamasus – was a city-kingdom in ancient Cyprus, one of the ten kingdoms of Cyprus. It was situated in the great central plain of the island, south-east of Soli, on the road from Soli to Tremithus. Tamassos is situated 1½ km north of Tamasos Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Politiko and Kampia.
Politiko
Hamlet
Politiko is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus. The hamlet of Filani is part of this municipality. The centre of the ancient city-kingdom Tamassos is believed to be under the village of Politiko and the nearby Greek Orthodox monastery of "Agios Herakleidios".
Kampia
Village
Kampia, sometimes also spelled Kambia is a small village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, south of the town of Pera Orinis.
Pera Orinis
Village
Pera Orinis, or Pera Oreinis or Pera, is a village in the area known as Tamassos, which is in turn part of the Nicosia District in Cyprus. Pera is situated near Tamassos dam Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine; about one hour walking distance across the Pedhieos river bank.
Tamasos Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: earth-fill and rock-fill dam on the Diarízos River, Cyprus
- Location: Péra, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.01692° or 35° 1′ 1″ northLongitude
33.24811° or 33° 14′ 53″ eastElevation
392 metres (1,286 feet)Open location code
8G7M268X+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 185873016OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Tamasos Dam” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Φράγμα Ταμασού”
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