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Paphos

Paphos
Amargeti
Amargeti is a picturesque village located 25 km east of Paphos
Paphos
Anarita
Anarita is a picturesque village located in the district of Paphos.
Paphos
Kathikas
Kathikas is a picturesque village located in the district of Paphos.
Paphos
Kallepia
There are two versions of the name of the village
Paphos
Kelokedara
Kalokedara is not mentioned at all in the sources of the Frankish period.
Paphos
Pano Panagia
The name of the village seems to have come from the many churches and monasteries located in or near
Paphos
Salamiou
The settlement of Salamiou has a history of 4,000 years.
Paphos
Houlou
According to A. Papamichael, "Houlou was founded with the arrival of the Franks in the 13th cen
Amargeti
Amargeti is a picturesque village located 25 km east of Paphos. During the period of Frankish and Venetian rule, the village belonged to a feudal lord. Specifically, the French historian Louis de Mas Latri includes Amargeti in the list of villages that were feudal during these periods. During the period of Frankish and Venetian rule feudalism developed as the dominant institution of so-called feudalism, which in turn constituted a political and social system of land ownership during the Middle Ages. The village is traced on the old maps, with the name "Margieti". It is possible that the name of Amargeti is associated with the female franc name Amargueti. A widespread view is that the name of the community comes from a princess named Margot, who owned Amargeti as a feud.
Population: 209
Altitude: 400 μέτρα
Landscape: Tratitional
Province: Paphos
Anarita
Anarita is a picturesque village located in the district of Paphos. The origin of the name of the village is not known but the most likely version states that the word Anarita came from the word Parishioner ("Enoritis". The Byzantine word "parish" means ecclesiastical region. However, at the time of the Frankish rule it also had an administrative significance. Over time, the addition of the letter "a" at the beginning of many words was made as a supplementary ornament, so the word became "anoria" and the parishioner became "anoritis". Subsequently, the word became "anaritis". The other versions are that the community probably got its name from the existence of the monastery of Agios Onisiforos, whose ruins are visible near his church, while other sources associate the name with the "anari", the Cypriot type of cheese that is produced locally. Another version refers to Anavryta which, over time, became Anarita, because water was gushing from everywhere.
Population: 876
Altitude: 90 μέτρα
Landscape: Tratitional
Province: Paphos
Kathikas
Kathikas is a picturesque village located in the district of Paphos. There are two versions of the name of the village. One seems to have come from the verb "to sit", because of the perception that the village, when seen from a distance, seems to "sit" in a flat location. The second version is that the caravans that started from Paphos towards Polis Chrysochous sat to rest and to water their animals in the water pit of the Community.
Population: 438
Altitude: 635m
Landscape: Tratitional
Province: Paphos
Kallepia
There are two versions of the name of the village. According to "Voice of the Communities" magazine, the name of the village is linked to an etymological explanation. Kallepia, as written in the magazine, came from the composition of the words "beauty" and "pia", which mean respectively "beauty" and "good speech", because "the inhabitants spoke with beautiful words". The second version, according to the "Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus", is that the name of the village is associated with the adjective "kallistos" which means very beautiful. It is believed that during the Frankish period, according to the French historian Louis De Mas Latri, the village was divided into Upper (Pano) and Lower (Kato) Kallepia. Pano Kallepia, as he mentions, was a medieval feud called Calopes, while Kato Kallepia was one of the estates of the royal family of Cyprus. Noteworthy, is a devastating earthquake that struck Paphos in 1953, being one of the worst moments experienced by the village, since Kallepia of the time, suffered serious damage. The village has been characterized as a traditional settlement. Most of the houses of the village are stone-built with local stones, such as the "athasopetra" stone and the "kofteri" stone, characterized by their enclosed courtyards. Moreover, while strolling around the village, one can observe the traditional cobblestone alleys and the fountains.
Population: 326
Altitude: 470m
Landscape: Tratitional
Province: Paphos
Kelokedara
Kalokedara is not mentioned at all in the sources of the Frankish period, perhaps because the village at that time, was small and infamous. It is very likely that in the 14th century, it was the property of the noble Gautier de Moine, who also owned the area of Sintis (Sindes) located on the administrative area of the village. In his book, Nearchos Clerides states that "we do not know why it took this name", while in the Great Cyprus Encyclopedia it is mentioned that the village may have taken its name from the tree "good cedar". In addition, in the past there was a version that the village took this name because it was built in a valley of cedars, but this view cannot be justified etymologically. It is noted that, both in the past (to a greater extent) and nowadays, many residents of the village ("Kelokedarites") use the name "Tzelotziara" for their village. Kelokedara is built on the western slope of Mount Paoura, at an altitude of 490 metres. In the 1960s, the population of the village reached 758 inhabitants and until then, it was a traditional village with its own distinctive characteristics. The houses were all built with stone from the area and their roof was made of "volitzia" (Stones) with branches of trees on top of them, with soil and "conno" (a clayey soil, impermeable to rain) above.
Population: 193
Altitude: 490m
Landscape: Tratitional
Province: Paphos
Pano Panagia
The name of the village seems to have come from the many churches and monasteries located in or near the village, which are dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The area honours the Virgin Mary, what testifies the fact that all the churches in the village are dedicated to her. The first president of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, was born in Panagia in 1913. In official maps and other records, the village is listed as Pano Panagia. In earlier times, there was another (lower) village also called (Kato) Panagia, which was destroyed. Another source, from Nearchos Clerides, reports that the old settlement of Panagia was replaced by a newer one when it was destroyed by the landslides. The newer settlement was built higher than the old one, which is why it also took the name "Pano". Finally, Panagia is the 2nd highest village in the Paphos district.
Population: 481
Altitude: 830m
Landscape: Mountains
Province: Paphos
Salamiou
The settlement of Salamiou has a history of 4,000 years. According to historical sources, the community probably took its name from Salamis, the ancient city of Paphos or Salamis in Greece. According to researchers, the suffix "-iou" is diminutive and its meaning is comparative, since it indicates its size, that it is small. So, the name of the village has etymological origin from Salamis, like a small Salamis. According to rumours, Salamis was founded in the middle of the 11th century BC, while there are written references to the ancient city of Salamis even 500 years before its foundation, which refer to the Salamis of today. Remarkable is the existence of a local kingdom in the area of where Salamiou is today which, in addition to written sources in ancient texts, can be confirmed by a stone column with a bearded archer and a Cypriot inscription found in the village and transferred to the British Museum in 1874. The village of Salamiou can be characterized as a classically traditional village, since the stone-built houses in combination with the local stone (the so-called Athasopetra) used in the construction of the settlement refer to another period, probably Byzantine. Salamiou is a living museum of folk architecture, since it gives visitors the opportunity to study the Cypriot architectural tradition historically, while many of its residences have been characterized as listed and traditional buildings.
Population: 265
Altitude: 635m
Landscape: Mountains
Province: Paphos
Houlou
According to A. Papamichael, "Houlou was founded with the arrival of the Franks in the 13th century AD and the Franks chose this place because there were many waters. They established their headquarters there and built the palace in the courtyard of the present church. The present church was the church of the palace, the personal church of the feudal lord". According to one version, Houlou was named after the Syrian-born Feudal Lord, Gou. The village of Houlou is one of the most beautiful villages in Cyprus and it is distinguished for its natural beauty and rich folk tradition. The settlement belongs to the category of "vine villages", keeping its traditional character unaltered to date. Its architecture is special since it is characterized by narrow streets and white stone houses with a spacious courtyard and internal arches. A beautiful contrast is added by the wooden windows and doors, as well as the roof tiles. In the village, there is also the Turkmahalas (Turkish quarter) and the well-known minaret.
Population: 147
Altitude: 350 m
Landscape: Tratitional
Province: Paphos