Kalavasos

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Kalavasos ({{langx|el|Καλαβασός}}; {{langx|tr|Kalavason}}) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 6 km north of Zygi. In its vicinity, there are copper mines.

The name is reputed to mean beautiful (καλά) wooded valley (βάσσα) in old Greek.A description of the historic monuments of Cyprus. Studies in the archaeology and architecture of the island, by George Jeffery, Architect, 1918; p.353

History

Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age.According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the Larnaca District Museum. The Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos.{{cite web |title=Department of Antiquities - Archaeological Sites |url=http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/da/da.nsf/All/F9048934D768E989C225719B003413CE?OpenDocument |access-date=2022-05-09 |publisher= Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works}}

Gallery

File:Kalavasos01.JPG|A street in Kalavasos.

File:Kalavasos Tenta01a.JPG|The Kalavasos-Tenta archaeologic site, located 4 km south of Kalavasos.

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{{Larnaca District}}

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Category:Communities in Larnaca District

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