Kalavasos (; ) is a village in the
Larnaca District
The Larnaca District, or simply Larnaca (also Larnaka), is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its capital is Larnaca. It is bordered on the east by Famagusta District, on the north by Nicosia District and on the west by Limassol District.
A sma ...
of
Cyprus
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, located 6 km north of
Zygi. In its vicinity, there are
copper mine
Copper extraction is the multi-stage process of obtaining copper from its ores. The conversion of copper ores consists of a series of physical, chemical, and electrochemical processes. Methods have evolved and vary with country depending on the ...
s.
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
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide- ...
.
[According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the Larnaca District Museum.] The
Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos.
Gallery
File:Kalavasos01.JPG, A street in Kalavasos.
File:Kalavasos Tenta01a.JPG, The Kalavasos-Tenta archaeologic site, located 4 km south of Kalavasos.
References
Communities in Larnaca District
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