Kythrea

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Kythrea (Greek: Κυθραία; Turkish: Degirmenlik) is town on the island of Cyprus. Kythrea is situated near the ancient kingdom of Chytroi which was founded by Chytros. Chytroi was one of the ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus in antiquity. According to one tradition the name Kythrea came from Chytroi. According to another tradition the name Kythrea is derived from the name of the Greek Ionian island Kythera from where millstones were transferred to Kythrea's watermills. The village was watered for millennia by kefalovrysos, a waterfountain. However, shortly after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus the water stopped flowing.kythrea is also the place were cauliflower was first introduced to Europeans.

Coordinates: 35°15′N, 33°29′E

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