Amiantos Explained

Amiantos
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:34.9169°N 32.9358°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Limassol District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:228
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto

Amiantos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αμίαντος, Turkish: Amiyanto) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 9 km south-west of Kyperounta.

Pano Amiantos

Pano Amiantos (Πάνω Αμίαντος, Turkish: Yukarı Amyanto) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 7 km southwest of Kyperounta. Formerly the village was the site of a large asbestos mine.

When the mine closed the enormous workings were left as a blot on the landscape of the Troodos. There is now a project under way for the replanting of the workings which should eventually restore the landscape to its former beauty, if not its former shape.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population - Place of Residence, 2011. Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. 2014-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016191920/http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-170414.xls?OpenElement. 2014-10-16. dead.