# Kalavasos

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Village in Larnaca District, Cyprus

Kalavasos Καλαβασός (Greek) Kalavason (Turkish) Village Kalavasos Location in Cyprus Coordinates: 34°46′19″N 33°17′45″E / 34.77194°N 33.29583°E / 34.77194; 33.29583 Country Cyprus District Larnaca District Population (2011)[1] • Total 737 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Website http://www.kalavasos.org/

**Kalavasos** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Καλαβασός; [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Kalavason*) is a village in the [Larnaca District](/source/Larnaca_District) of [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus), located 6 km north of [Zygi](/source/Zygi), on the river [Vasilikos](/source/Vasilikos_(river)). In its vicinity, there are [copper mines](/source/Copper_mine).

The name is reputed to mean beautiful (καλά) wooded valley (βάσσα) in old Greek.[2]

## History

Kalavasos has been a settlement since the [New Stone Age](/source/New_Stone_Age).[3] The [Tenta](/source/Tenta%2C_Cyprus) archaeological site is located in Kalavasos.[4]

Between 1938-1978 the [Hellenic Mining Company railway](/source/Kalavasos_Railway) ran through Kalavasos, taking copper and other minerals from the Kalavasos mines to a port at [Vasiliko](/source/Vasiliko%2C_Cyprus)

## Gallery

		- A street in Kalavasos.

		- The Kalavasos-Tenta archaeologic site, located 4 km south of Kalavasos.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "C1. POPULATION ENUMERATED BY SEX, AGE, DISTRICT, MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY AND QUARTER (1.10.2011)", [*Population - Place of Residence, 2011*](https://web.archive.org/web/20140420062128/http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-170414.xls?OpenElement), Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2014-04-17, archived from [the original](http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-170414.xls?OpenElement) on 2014-04-20, retrieved 2014-04-20

1. **[^](#cite_ref-jeffery_2-0)** A description of the historic monuments of Cyprus. Studies in the archaeology and architecture of the island, by George Jeffery, Architect, 1918; p.353

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the [Larnaca District Museum](/source/Larnaca_District_Archaeological_Museum).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-department-sites_4-0)** ["Department of Antiquities - Archaeological Sites"](http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/da/da.nsf/All/F9048934D768E989C225719B003413CE?OpenDocument). Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works. Retrieved 2022-05-09.

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