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Avgorou ( el, Αυγόρου, also spelled Αβγόρου, []) is a municipal district of the Municipality of Ayia Napa in southwestern Famagusta District, Cyprus. It is located near Frenaros, Sotira, Famagusta, Sotira,
Liopetri Liopetri ( el, Λιοπέτρι ) is a village in southern Famagusta District, in Cyprus. It is close to the communities of Frenaros, Sotira, Avgorou and Xylofagou ( Larnaca District). In 2011, Liopetri had a population of 4,591. On 2 Septem ...
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Ormidia Ormideia ( el, Ορμήδεια []), sometimes also spelled ''Ormidhia'', is a village in Larnaca District in south-eastern Cyprus. It is one of the four Cyprus#Exclaves and enclaves, exclaves surrounded by the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Akrot ...
. Avgorou is one of the bigger suburbs in Famagusta area. Approximately 40 meters above sea level, near the district of Larnaka – Famagusta, and about 6 km north from Xylofagou village. Avgorou is still connected with the old road to Nicosia and borders with Dasaki Axnas,
Xylofagou Xylofagou ( el, Ξυλοφάγου []) is a sprawling Greek-Cypriot village situated close to the A3 motorway (Cyprus), A3 Motorway between Dhekelia Cantonment, Dhekelia (Larnaca) and Paralimni / Agia Napa. It lies on the northern flank of a hill, ...
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Ormidia Ormideia ( el, Ορμήδεια []), sometimes also spelled ''Ormidhia'', is a village in Larnaca District in south-eastern Cyprus. It is one of the four Cyprus#Exclaves and enclaves, exclaves surrounded by the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Akrot ...
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Liopetri Liopetri ( el, Λιοπέτρι ) is a village in southern Famagusta District, in Cyprus. It is close to the communities of Frenaros, Sotira, Avgorou and Xylofagou ( Larnaca District). In 2011, Liopetri had a population of 4,591. On 2 Septem ...
. The colour of the soil in Augorou is dark red and very fertile, making Avgorou one of the main agriculture and animal farming areas in Famagusta. Most citizens of Avgorou cultivate a variety of potatoes, breadstuffs like barley, carrots, vegetables, locust trees, olive trees and some fruit trees. The population of Avgorou is about 6,000 to 6,500 people from which 4,500 are locals and the others are refugees from the Turkish invasion of the north of the island in 1974.


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Communities in Famagusta District {{Cyprus-geo-stub