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Kyperounta

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Country
  
Cyprus

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Sunday 5:31 PM

District
  
Limassol District

Population
  
1,497 (2001)

Kyperounta wwwmlahanasdeCyprusGeoKyperounta001jpg

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 87% Humidity

Kyperounta (Greek: Κυπερούντα, Turkish: Kiperunta) is a village in Cyprus. It lies at an altitude of 1130-1300 meters and it is the third highest village in Cyprus. With a population in approximately 1,500 it can be called the head-village of Pitsilia. The village took its name from the plant Cyperus rotundus (kyperos). Kyperounda was established during the Byzantine period. At historical documents was called "Chiperonda."

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Map of Kyperounta, Cyprus

Newsreel dating from 1955 showing British soldiers rounding up villagers and searching the village for arms during the EOKA struggle. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=65841

References

Kyperounta Wikipedia