Cyprus photography

Τετάρτη 15 Ιουλίου 2020

Choirokitia ancient village

Khirokitia (sometimes spelled Choirocoitia; Greek: Χοιροκοιτία [çiɾociˈti.a] it means Pig-cradle • χοίρος: pig, boar • κοιτίς: place of origin, cradle, ) is an archaeological site on the island of Cyprus dating from the Neolithic age. It has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1998. The site is known as one of the most important and best preserved prehistoric sites of the eastern Mediterranean. Much of its importance lies in the evidence of an organised functional society in the form of a collective settlement, with surrounding fortifications for communal protection. The Neolithic aceramic period is represented by this settlement and around 20 other similar settlements spread throughout the island.

for more info visit here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khirokitia

Τετάρτη 1 Ιουλίου 2020

Birds of Cyprus

kestre-fassuri reed beds

sparrow taking a bath-Amathus

wagtail-fassuri reed beds

flamingo-Lady's mile

Cyprus wheatear-troodos

Κυριακή 14 Ιουνίου 2020

120 year old vine at Argaka village

A giant 120 year old vine at Argaka village, located inside a private yard. It was declared as protected at 30 January 2004. It is 1,46m wide at breast height and is 2,5m tall.

Κυριακή 31 Μαΐου 2020

Cyprus land part 2

the website of the project:
https://cyprusland.com.cy/

Neophytos monastery

Lazaros church

Kerinia castle

Limassol cstle

Sofia cathedral/mosque

Πέμπτη 14 Μαΐου 2020

Kouris Dam part 2

from wikipedia

Kouris Dam, is the largest dam of a network of 107 dams in Cyprus. It is in the Limassol district and is fed by the kouris river along with other smaller watercourses including the Diarizos River which has its water diverted to Kouris Dam via an underground pipeline.

The Kouris Dam was flooded in 1988

History

The dam lies at an altitude of 250 metres (820 ft) and collects the water delivered by the rivers Kouris, Limnatis and Kryos. Furthermore, water from Diarizos River is diverted to Kouris Dam via a 14.5 kilometres (9 mi) long connecting tunnel. It has an overall catchment area of 300 kilometres (190 mi)².^[2] The dam is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Limassol and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Ypsonas. For its construction the whole village of Alassa had to be relocated to a nearby site overlooking the reservoir (between the Kouris and Limnatis valleys) at a cost of around CYP£5,000,000.^[3]^[4]

Its construction was opposed by environmental groups concerned about the effects of water diversion on the Limassol Salt Lake, a wetland located downstream to the rivers and used by migratory birds.^[5] The dam is part of the Southern Conveyor Project, which carries water from the SW side of Cyprus to the SE part of the island, over a distance of 120 km. The dam has a central clay core zoned earthfill embankment with a height of 110m and a crest length of approximately 550 metres providing a water storage volume of 115 million cubic metres.^[6]

The construction of the dam was first proposed by the Cyprus Water Development board in 1968. Following several feasibility studies the French engineering company Sogreah ^[7] completed the detailed design in 1981. The contract for its construction was awarded in January 1984 to a consortium comprising J&P construction and Impregilo of Italy.

The construction cost amounted to CYP £29,000,000. Part of the funding came from the European Investment Bank.^[8] Construction was completed in September 1988. It was officially inaugurated by the then president, George Vassiliou, on 22 April 1989.

Since its construction it has overflowed twice, on March 4, 2004 ^[9] and on April 6, 2012.^[10]^[11]