Akanthou village

Akanthou is an occupied village of Cyprus in the Ammochostos district and is an independent municipality. Its temporary seat is Aglantzia due to its occupation. It is located to the northwest of Ammochostos and has an altitude of 200 metres.

Before the Turkish invasion in 1974 it had 1294 residents. The municipality of Akanthou is the largest in Cyprus with an expansion of 50 square miles. As far as the population is concerned, in 1960 it was the 16th largest settlement in the Ammochostos district and the 57th in Cyprus.

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Kakokefalos-Mantra tou Kambiou Nature Trail — Kakokefalos-Mantra tou Kambiou Nature Trail
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Location: Mantra tou Kambiou picnic site - Macheras Forest District: Nicosia Starting Point: Macheras road towards Kionia , ab...

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Location: Macheras – Kionia District: Nicosia Starting Point: Mantra tou Kambiou Picnic Site in the Macheras Forest Length: 1 ...

Machairas National Forest Park — Machairas National Forest Park
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The Machairas National Forest Park is located in the area of Machairas in the Nicosia district. The aim of the park the protection and pr...

Mantra tou Kambiou Picnic Site — Mantra tou Kambiou Picnic Site
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The picnic site of Mantra tou Kambiou is located at the Kapedes-Machera Monastery road, 5km from the Kapedes village in the Nicosia district...

Prophet Elias Picnic Site — Prophet Elias Picnic Site
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The Prophet Elias picnic site is located at the Lythrodonta- Vavatsinia road through the Machera forest, 8 km from Lythrodonta, next to the ...

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The Machairas Forest has an extent of 6.057 hectares or 60, 6 square kilometres. It is a national forest and it is made up of two large comp...

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