Lakes in Cyprus - Akrotiri salt lake, Akrotiri, Limassol
Until 400 years ago, the area found between the capes, “Zevgari” and “Gata” were found in the depth of the sea of Limassol, resulting to the areas covered by the salt lake of Akrotiri today being covered by part of the sea.
Later on, the emerging island cut the passage of sea water, thus ...
Lakes in Cyprus - Lake at the mine of Sia, Sia, Nicosia
On the west side of the village of Sia, on the road going from Sia to Mathiatis, humans dug into the ground to find copper and pyrite for many years. The small trains went downhill into the galleries, they were filled with soil and went up to the earth’s surface with difficulty to transfer their ...
Lakes in Cyprus - Ergates Lake, Ergates, Nicosia
There is a small but impressive lake at the Ergates village in the district of Nicosia. It has a circular shape and in the middle there is a “small island” with a few trees on it.
It is found east of the village, on the road that leads you to the Psimolofou village. The river Pedieos that...
Rivers in Cyprus - Pedieos, Nicosia
The river Pedieos is the biggest river in Cyprus. Its sources are found on the mountain range of Troodos, in the National Forest park of Machairas and on the northwest slope of the Kionia mountain peak.
After rain fills its bed, the water ends up initially in the Tamassos dam, after it pa...
Lakes in Cyprus - Aliki (Salt Lake), Larnaca
The salt lake of Larnaca is a complex of 4 lakes amongst which three are connected. They are salt lakes, since seawater passes through a porous rock causing them to be salty.
Of course there is another version being told by the People. Back when Agios Lazaros lived in Larnaca, he asked a ...
Parks in Cyprus - National Park, Athalassa, Nicosia
The National forest park of Athalassa, covers an area of 8.5 square kilometres and it is found between the Aglantizia municipality, the Strovolos municipality, the Latsia municipality and the Geri municipality. The park’s value for the whole of Nicosia cannot be calculated, since it is the only g...
Agios Georgios Park - Athalassa Lake - Aglantzia - Nicosia
The Athalassa lake is situated at the Agios Georgios park, which is part of the National park of Athalassa, which has a total area of 900 hectares.
The lake is found south of the park of Agios Georgios and its waters have a length of 275 metres and a maximum width of 66 metres. The park’s...
Dams in Cyprus - Tamassos Dam - Nicosia - Cyprus
The small dam of Tamassos which is situated on the right side of the road Psimolofou - Kampia, is built out of sand on the valley formed by the Pediaios river. The dam’s aim is to limit the vicious downstream of the river heading to Nicosia and to help enrich the underground waters of the area.
