Tsada (earlier (before 1985) written Tsadha) is a relatively big village 8 km North of

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city center. Although the proximity between them, the 600 m elevation difference gives to the Tsada area a totally different identity. It receives of precipitation annually. The climate is much cooler all year long (during the hot and humid summers in Paphos the temperature gap can reach 6 °C) and it also is one of the few areas in the

Paphos District The Paphos District, or simply Paphos (also Pafos), is one of the six districts of Cyprus and it is situated in the western part of Cyprus. Its main town and capital is Paphos. The entire district is controlled by the internationally recognis ...

that snows almost every year by the end of January. Tsada was the home village of

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member Evagoras Pallikarides. Although the history of the village can be counted 500 years ago, there is no significant architectural character, and only a few residences were reconstructed in the traditional way. The Melisovouno hill between Tsada and Koili village hosts Paphos television and radio antenna. Tsada has a

hot-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

. Winter months are rainier than summer months, and frost and snow can happen during winters. Tsada's climate makes it a prime location for growing grain, various trees, and some nuts, and it is one of the largest vine producers in its area. It has approximately 1,200 inhabitants and it and neighboring locations Episkopi,

Kallepia Kallepia (also known as Kallepeia Village) () is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 2 km south of Letymvou Letymvou (or ''Letymbou'') () is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 12 km north of Paphos Papho ...

, and Minthis Hills cooperate with each other to attract tourists, and have released a tourism and hiking guide for the Ezousa valley to this end.

Climate

Tsada has a

(

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: ''Csa''). Its winter months are much more rainy than summer months. Frost occasionally occurs at night almost every winter and snow falls in some winters. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 or less.

Landmarks

There is a 12th-century chapel just outside the village that used to be a part of a monastery. Nowadays, Stavros tis Minthis is right next to an 18-hole golf course, Minthis Hills, the first ever created in Cyprus. Here a resort will be created. To the west of the village stands the 616 m Tsiárta mountain.

Transportation

Tsada lies next to a transportation hub linking most of Paphos district's villages. It is next to the current route from Paphos to Polis, and to the main route towards traditional villages like

and

Choulou Choulou (Greek Language, Greek: :el:Χούλου, Χούλου, Turkish language, Turkish: Hulu) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located west of Agios Fotios at an elevation of about above sea level. It is located in the centre o ...

. There is a bus connection to both Paphos and the Polis − Lachi area on a daily basis.

References

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