Gypsou ( gr, Γύψου; tr, Akova), sometimes also Gypsos (from ''

Gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard or sidewalk chalk, and drywal ...

''), is a village located in the Famagusta 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 ge ...

, near the town of

Lefkoniko Lefkoniko ( el, Λευκόνοικο; tr, Lefkonuk or ) is a town in the Mesaoria Plain under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known ...

. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. The village got its name from a small hill about 1 mile to the north. From this hill the locals produced Plaster of Paris, commonly known as Gypsum hence the name Gypsos. The climate is hot in summer with temperatures sometimes reaching in August, whilst the winters are pleasant with maxima averaging about in the winter months of January and February. The village was connected to the electricity network early in 1959-60 and all village roads surfaced with asphalt in 1962. This is a mainly small scale farming village with farmers producing wheat, barley, vegetables and fruit.

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Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in Gazimağusa District {{Cyprus-geo-stub