Kritou Terra
Kritou Terra | |
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| Postal code | 8724 |
| Website | www |
Kritou Terra (Greek: Kρήτου Τέρρα [locally [ˌkritu ˈterːa]]; Turkish: Giritutera) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km east of Dhrousha. Kritou Terra is located 479 m above sea level.[2] It receives 630 mm of rainfall annually.[3] Situated in the area of Laona, as the wider area is called and in a landscape surrounded by high mountain peaks and to the north overlooking the Gulf of Chrysochous, Kritou Terra is built at an altitude of 465 meters, is one of the ampelochoria (wine-producing villages of Cyprus) of the island and is considered one of the most beautiful and picturesque villages of the province.[4] It has fantastic climatic conditions and because it’s located by the third biggest spring in Cyprus it’s green all year round.[5]
Climate
The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. There is more rainfall in the winter than in the summer in Kritou Terra. The climate here is classified as
Distances
Tsada 21 km
Paphos Airport 45 km[8]
Larnaca Airport 171 km[8]
References
- ^ "C1. POPULATION ENUMERATED BY SEX, AGE, DISTRICT, MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY AND QUARTER (1.10.2011)", Population - Place of Residence, 2011, Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2014-04-17, archived from the original on 2014-04-20, retrieved 2014-04-20
- ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Σύνδεσμος αποδήμων Κρήτου Τέρρας - ΚΡHΤΟΥ ΤΕΡΡΑ". www.sakrite.com. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Kritou Terra - Cyprus". Cyprus. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Browne, Bejay (2014-11-16). "The penguins of Kritou Terra". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Kritou Terra climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Kritou Terra weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Κρήτου Τέρρα / Kritou Terra - Kritou Terra". www.kritouterra.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ a b "Kritou Terra". www.agrotourism.com.cy. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
