Anageia Explained

Settlement Type:village
Official Name:Anageia
Other Name:Anagyia
Native Name:Ανάγεια
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cyprus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,514
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.0728°N 33.2519°W
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:2640

Anageia (Ανάγεια) or Anagyia (Ανάγυια) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, which lies approximately 15 km south of the capital Nicosia, just south of the village of Pano Deftera and north of the village of Ergates. The river Pedieos flows along the east side of the village, forming the municipal border between it and the neighbouring communities of Pano Deftera and Psimolofou.[2]

The name of the village comes from the Ancient Greek words "ἀνά" (ana) and "ἀγυιά" (agyia),[3] meaning "upper" and "road". The name is associated with a historic small road that leads to the village and deviates from the road that connects Nicosia with the mountainous area of Pitsilia.[4]

The village is home to two Greek-Orthodox churches, an older one to the east where the village cemetery is also located, and a larger modern church in the west which was built to increase capacity, both dedicated to the two patron saints of the community, Nomonas and Vichianos.[5] The old church was dedicated to Saint Nomon as there was a cave nearby in which it is said that the saint rested as he travelled around the region.[6]

Anageia has been presented several times by the state with the yearly cleanliness award.[7]

Some notable locations include the old stone church of Saints Nomonos and Vihianos, the old neighbourhoods, which feature narrow streets between traditionally built mud and straw houses, and the community park located at the top of a hill with a panoramic view of the village and surrounding areas.[8]

References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Finance . 2021-04-28 . 2020-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017012247/https://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-220419.xls?OpenElement . dead .
  2. Web site: Anayia.
  3. Web site: LSJ 1940.
  4. Web site: Anagyia (Anageia).
  5. Web site: Anagyia (Anageia) .
  6. Web site: Saint Nomon the Wonderworker of Cyprus.
  7. Web site: E-villages . 2017-08-28 . 2017-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828062516/http://www.e-villages.org/default.asp?id=434 . dead .
  8. Web site: E-villages . 2017-08-28 . 2017-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828062516/http://www.e-villages.org/default.asp?id=434 . dead .