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Amiantos
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Amiantos is located in Cyprus
Amiantos
Amiantos
Coordinates: 34°55′01″N 32°56′09″E / 34.91694°N 32.93583°E / 34.91694; 32.93583Coordinates: 34°55′01″N 32°56′09″E / 34.91694°N 32.93583°E / 34.91694; 32.93583
Country Cyprus
DistrictLimassol District
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total228
Websitewww.amiandos.org

Amiantos (Greek: Αμίαντος, Turkish: Amiyanto) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 9 km south-west of Kyperounta.

Pano Amiantos

Road next to Amiantos mine

Pano Amiantos (Greek: Πάνω Αμίαντος, Turkish: Yukarı Amyanto) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 7 km southwest of Kyperounta. Formerly the village was the site of a large asbestos mine.

When the mine closed the enormous workings were left as a blot on the landscape of the Troodos. There is now a project under way for the replanting of the workings which should eventually restore the landscape to its former beauty, if not its former shape.

References

  1. ^ "Population - Place of Residence, 2011". Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-11-13.