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3 unusual facts about Paphos District


Evagoras Pallikarides

Pallikarides was born in Tsada, Paphos District, one of five children of Miltiades and Aphrodite Pallikarides.

Paphos District

North-west of the District is the Akamas peninsula which contains a national park where the reproduction of the green sea turtle is a protected activity.

There are four municipalities in Paphos District: Paphos, Yeroskipou, Peyia, and Polis Chrysochous.



see also

Lempa

Lempa, Cyprus, village near Paphos District capital on island's southwestern coast; sometimes written as Lemba; located on top of escarpment overlooking Mediterranean Sea in one of Cyprus' most fertile as well as ancient regions; settled in Chalcolithic Period (c. 3800–2500 BC); since 1976 has been site of ongoing archaeological excavations