Sarama, Cyprus Explained

Official Name:Sarama
Native Name:Σαραμά
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Relief:y
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:2001
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:0
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.9556°N 32.5286°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6312

Sarama (Σαραμά) is a deserted Turkish Cypriot village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 7 km south of Lysos. The village was devastated by an earthquake, which appears to be the reason it was deserted, although an insect destructive to the corn crop was reported to be affecting farmers of the village in 1879.[2] [3] Thermal springs in the vicinity indicate powerful hydrothermal activity.[4]

Nearby is the north bank of the Stavros tis Psokas River, the largest river of the region, a river which flows through a valley near the foothills of the Paphos Forest.[5] [6] There is said to be a "dizzy drop of 1500 feet to the bottom of the Sarama canyon", in this Paphos Plateau region of western Cyprus.[7] An Anthemion stele unearthed in Sarama is on display in the Paphos Museum and numerous stone tools have been unearthed in the area.[8] [6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/A5E0A9096615A568C2257122003FB72E/$file/POPULATION%20BY%20MUNICIPALITY_COMMUNITY-EN.xls?OpenElement Census 2001
  2. Book: Pococke, Richard. A Description of the East and Some Other Countries. 29 June 2012. 1745. Société de Géographie de Lyon. 225.
  3. Book: The Farmer's Magazine. 30 June 2012. 1879. Rogerson and Tuxford. 355.
  4. Book: Carter, B.. Metallogeny of basic and ultrabasic rocks: (regional presentations). 30 June 2012. 1986. Theophrastus Publications. 498.
  5. Book: Cyprus. Tmēma Archaiotētōn. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus. 29 June 2012. 1994. Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.. 121.
  6. Book: International Association for Classical Archaeology. Fasti archaeologici. 30 June 2012. 1984. Sansoni Editore.. 340.
  7. Book: Christodoulou, Demetrios. The evolution of the rural land use pattern in Cyprus. 30 June 2012. 1959. Geographical Publications.
  8. Book: Vandenabeele. Frieda. Laffineur. Robert. Cypriote stone sculpture: proceedings of the Second International Conference of Cypriote Studies, Brussel-Liège, 17-19 May, 1993 .... 29 June 2012. 1994. Groupe de contact interuniversitaire d'études chyproites, A. G. Leventis Foundation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Université de Liège.