Eptagoneia ( gr, Επταγώνεια) or Eftagoneia (Εφταγώνεια) is a village in the
Limassol District of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
, located 4 km north of
Kellaki.
Also it is located 28 km from Limassol town.
Eptagoneia is at the foot of Papoutsa and belongs to the Pitsilia geographic area and lies in a semi-mountainous area. It is near Arakapas, Kellaki, Akapnou some Limassol's villages and near Melini and Ora villages that belongs in the Larnaca district.
Etymology
The name of the village is a compound word which consists of two words in Greek; "''epta''" (επτά: meaning seven)" and "''goneia''" (γωνιά: meaning corner). There are two versions as to how the village got its name:
# The formation of the territory of the region is characterized by many corners.
# The village had seven neighborhoods in the past.
References
Communities in Limassol District
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