Ormideia
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| Ormideia Ορμήδεια | |
|---|---|
  Ormideia | |
| Coordinates: 34°59′33″N 33°46′49″E / 34.99250°N 33.78028°ECoordinates: 34°59′33″N 33°46′49″E / 34.99250°N 33.78028°E | |
| Country |
 Cyprus |
| District | Larnaca District |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,960 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Ormideia (Greek: Ορμήδεια), sometimes also rendered Ormidhia is a village in Larnaca District in south-eastern Cyprus. It is one of the three exclaves surrounded by the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory administered as a Sovereign Base Area. The others are the village of Xylotymvou and Dhekelia Power Station. It is administered by the internationally recognized government of Cyprus, i.e. the Republic of Cyprus.
Archaeological objects found in the village, are displayed at various museums including Larnaca District Museum (that has displayed a stele with the "syllabic funerary inscription, Panroses")[citation needed].
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