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Amiantos ( el, Αμίαντος, tr, Amiyanto) is a village in the Limassol District of
Pano Amiantos ( gr, Πάνω Αμίαντος, tr, Yukarı Amyanto) 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 9 km south-west of Kyperounta.
Pano Amiantos
Pano Amiantos ( gr, Πάνω Αμίαντος, tr, Yukarı Amyanto) 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 7 km southwest of Kyperounta. Formerly the village was the site of a large asbestos
Asbestos () is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into the atmosphere b ...
mine.
When the mine closed the enormous workings were left as a blot on the landscape of the Troodos. There is now a project under way for the replanting of the workings which should eventually restore the landscape to its former beauty, if not its former shape.
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Communities in Limassol District {{cyprus-geo-stub