Cheap Holidays to Cyprus

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The rugged Troodos Mountains, whose principal range stretches from Pomos Point in the northwest almost to Larnaca Bay on the east, are the single most conspicuous feature of the landscape. Intensive uplifting and folding in the formative period left the area highly fragmented, so that subordinate ranges and spurs veer off at many angles, their slopes incised by steep-sided valleys. In the southwest, the mountains descend in a series of stepped foothills to the coastal plain.

While the Troodos Mountains are a massif formed of molten igneous rock, the Kyrenia Range is a narrow limestone ridge that rises suddenly from the plains. Its easternmost extension becomes a series of foothills on the Karpass Peninsula. That peninsula points toward Asia Minor, to which Cyprus belongs geologically.

Even the highest peaks of the Kyrenia Range are hardly more than half the height of the great dome of the Troodos massif, Mount Olympus (1,952 meters), but their seemingly inaccessible, jagged slopes make them considerably more spectacular. British writer Lawrence Durrell, in Bitter Lemons, wrote of the Troodos as "an unlovely jumble of crags and heavyweight rocks" and of the Kyrenia Range as belonging to "the world of Gothic Europe, its lofty crags studded with crusader castles."

Rich copper deposits were discovered in antiquity on the slopes of the Troodos. Geologists speculate that these deposits may have originally formed under the Mediterranean Sea, as a consequence of the upwelling of hot, mineral-laded water through a zone where plates that formed the ocean floor were pulling apart.

Notwithstanding its small size, Cyprus has a variety of natural vegetation. This includes forests of conifers and broadleaved trees such as Pinus brutia, cedar, cypresses and oaks. The Mesaoria is the agricultural heartland of the island, but its productiveness for wheat and barley depends very much on winter rainfall; other crops are grown under irrigation. Little evidence remains that this broad, central plain, open to the sea at either end, was once covered with rich forests whose timber was coveted by ancient conquerors for their sailing vessels. The now-divided capital of the island, Nicosia, lies in the middle of this central plain.

The Mesaoria is a broad, sweeping plain which makes up the centre of the island of Cyprus. The Mesaoria plain is bounded on the east and west by the Mediterranean Sea, on the south by the Troodos mountains and on the north by the Kyrenia mountains. It has an area of approximately 1000 km². It rises to an altitude of 325 m, with an average elevation of perhaps 100 m. There are a number of rivers and other water courses crossing this plain, but none of them have water year round.

The word "Mesaoria" (sometimes spelled "Mesarya"), means "between the mountains" in Greek. For the most part, the Mesaoria is a flat, bare plain, with few trees except for those planted as windbreaks. It is the agricultural heartland of Cyprus, but it depends completely on winter rainfall and irrigation for its water, which limits production. It is also the most settled region on the island, containing dozens of villages and many of the largest towns, including the capital, Nicosia.

Due to deforestation, much of the Mesaoria is covered with "Kafkalla", which is a local term referring to calcium carbonate that has been compacted into a hardpan. The only plants that grow well on this surface are quickly eaten by grazing animals, which has greatly exacerbated soil erosion.

Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 meters.

Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many famous mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and picturesque mountain villages clinging to terraced hill slopes.

Villages of Troodos

Platres, Galata, Evrychou, Kakopetria, Louvaras, Palaichori, Kourdhali, Pelendri, Kalopanayiotis, Moutoullas, Pachna, Pedhoulas, Omodhos, Phini, Koilani, Agros, Prodromos, Marathassa Valley, Monte Korfi, Vasa Koilaniou, Lania

The Kyrenia mountain range is a long, narrow chain of mountains that runs approximately 160 km along the north coast of the island of Cyprus. The mountains are primarily limestone, with some marble. The highest mountain, Selvili Tepe (Turkish) or Kyparissovouno (Greek), is 1,024 m in elevation. The western half of the range is also known as the Pentadactylos ("five fingers") mountains.

Taurus Mountains are a mountain range in Turkey, from which the Euphrates and Tigris descend into Syria and Iraq. The Manavgat River originates on its southern slopes
Eg(irdir is the name of a lake and of the town situated on the shore of that lake (Eg(irdir) in Turkey. The lake lies in the Turkish Lakes Region and is 186 kilometers (116 miles) north of Antalya. With an area of 482 km2 it is the fourth largest (second largest freshwater) lake in Turkey.

Cyprus has four exclaves, all in territory that belongs to the British Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia. The first two are the villages of Ormidhia and Xylotymvou. Additionally there is the Dhekelia Power Station, which is divided by a British road into two parts. The northern part is an enclave, like the two villages, whereas the southern part is located by the sea and therefore not an enclave, although it has no territorial waters of its own.

Larnaca International Airport is an international airport located near Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international gateway and the larger of the country's two commercial airports, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island's southwestern coast. The airport has one passenger terminal comprising two connected airside buildings and a larger common arrivals hall situated behind them landside.

Paphos International Airport is located 16 km from the city of Paphos, Cyprus. It is the country's second largest airport, (after Larnaca Airport). Paphos airport is commonly used by tourists on holiday in western Cyprus, providing access to popular resorts such as Coral Bay, Limassol and Paphos itself.

List of cities, towns and villages in Cyprus

Achna, Agios Dometios, Aglandjia, Agros, Akaki, Anthoupolis, Aradippou, Arodes, Askas, Astromeritis, Athienou, Avdimou, Ayia Napa, Ayios Mamas, Bellapais, Dali, Deftera, Dromolaxia, Emba, Engomi, Erimi, Evrychou, Galata, Geri, Gerolakkos, Geroskipou, Gönyeli, Handria, Idalium, Kakopetria, Kalo Chorio, Kathikas, Kato Drys, Kissonerga, Kolossi, Kormakitis, Kouklia, Kyrenia, Lakatamia, Larnaca, Latsia, Ledra, Lefkara, Lempa (Lemba), Limassol, Liopetri, Louvaras, Lympia, Mesa Yitonia, Miliou, Morphou, Moutoullas, Nata, Paphos, Nicosia, Nikitari, Omodhos, Ormidhia, Pachna, Paliometocho, Panagia, Paphos, Paphos, Paralimni, Paramytha, Pegeia, Pera Orinis, Pergamos, Peristerona, Petrofani, Phini, Phyti, Pissouri, Plátres, Polis, Potamia, Prodromos, Pyla, Pyrgos, Stroumpi, Strovilia, Strovolos, Tala, Paphos, Trachoni, Troulloi, Tsada, Tseri, Vavla, Xylofagou, Xylotymvou, Ypsonas, Zygi

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