Makarios Earth Station
Makarios Satellite Earth Station is a ground station in Cyprus operated by CYTA that opened in 1980. The site is home to a large farm of earth station antennas operating with a range of satellites.- Type: Industry
- Also known as: “Makarios Satellite Earth Station”
- Address: Panagias Galaktotrofousas, Kofinou, 7735
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery and Dipotamos Reservoir.
Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery is a small Christian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary and located near Kofinou, Cyprus. In 2012, there were only three monks living in the monastery. Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery is situated 550 metres south of Makarios Earth Station.
Dipotamos Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Elnuko, Public domain.
Dipotamos Reservoir is situated 2½ km west of Makarios Earth Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kofinou and Skarinou.
Kofinou
Village
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kofinou is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. It is situated where the roads from Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol trisected, prior to the by-pass built in the 1990s. Kofinou is situated 4 km south of Makarios Earth Station.
Skarinou
Village
Photo: An. Antoniou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skarinou is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km west of Kofinou. The Skarinou Community Council Website includes a history of the village, and local community and business information. Skarinou is situated 5 km southwest of Makarios Earth Station.
Kato Lefkara
Hamlet
Kato Lefkara is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 128. Kato Lefkara is situated 6 km west of Makarios Earth Station.
Makarios Earth Station
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Kofínou, Larnaca district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.86129° or 34° 51′ 41″ northLongitude
33.38233° or 33° 22′ 56″ eastOperator
CytaOpen location code
8G6MV96J+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 200289463OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q6738788
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