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Olympus, or Chionistra, (Greek: Όλυμπος or Χιονίστρα; Turkish: Olimpos Tepesi) at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), is the highest point in Cyprus. [3] It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. [4]
Platres (Greek: Πλάτρες) or Pano Platres (Greek: Πάνω Πλάτρες; Turkish: Yukarı Platres; English: Upper Platres), is a Μountainous village in Cyprus.It is located on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains and is one of the wine villages (Greek: κρασοχώρια, krasochoria).
Morphou was founded by Spartans who brought with them the worship of Aphrodite.In the Middle Ages, the city was referred to as Morphou but also Theomorphou. [3] In the 14th and 15th centuries, Morphou hosted royal casalia, where the profitable cultivation of sugar took place with the encouragement of the kings of Cyprus. [4]
A copper mine in Cyprus. In antiquity, Cyprus was a major source of copper. The earliest attested reference to Cyprus is the 15th century BC Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀠𐀪𐀍, ku-pi-ri-jo, [31] meaning "Cypriot" (Greek: Κύπριος), written in Linear B syllabic script. [32]
The excavation at Agia Eirini. Papa Prokopios and workers. The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, led by Einar Gjerstad, excavated Agia Eirini during november 1929.. During the summer of 1929, the Swedish Cyprus Expedition was visited by the priest Papa Propkopios.
The Church of Saint Lazarus (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Λαζάρου, Ierós Naós Agíou Lazárou) is a late-9th century church in Larnaca, Cyprus.It belongs to the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church.
Moutoullas (Greek: Μουτουλλάς [locally [mutuˈlːas]], Turkish: Mudulla) is a mountain village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, at an elevation of 800 m (2,600 ft) in Marathasa Valley.
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