Sarama, Cyprus

Sarama
Σαραμά
Sarama

Location in Cyprus

Coordinates: 34°57′20″N 32°31′43″E / 34.95556°N 32.52861°ECoordinates: 34°57′20″N 32°31′43″E / 34.95556°N 32.52861°E
Country  Cyprus
District Paphos District
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 0
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 6312

Sarama (Greek: Σαραμά) is a deserted Turkish Cypriot village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 7 km south of Lysos. The village was devastated by an earthquake, which appears to be the reason why it was deserted, although an insect destructive to the corn crop was reported to be affecting farmers of the village in 1879.[2][3] Thermal springs in the vicinity indicate powerful hydrothermal activity.[4]

Nearby is the north bank of the Stavros tis Psokas River, the largest river of the region, a river which flows through a valley near the foothills of the Paphos Forest.[5][6] There is said to be a "dizzy drop of 1500 feet to the bottom of the Sarama canyon", in this Paphos Plateau region of western Cyprus.[7] An Anthemion stele unearthed in Sarama is on display in the Paphos Museum and numerous stone tools have been unearthed in the area.[8][6]

References

  1. ↑ Census 2001
  2. ↑ Pococke, Richard (1745). A Description of the East and Some Other Countries. Société de Géographie de Lyon. p. 225. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. ↑ The Farmer's Magazine. Rogerson and Tuxford. 1879. p. 355. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Carter, B. (1986). Metallogeny of basic and ultrabasic rocks: (regional presentations). Theophrastus Publications. p. 498. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Cyprus. Tmēma Archaiotētōn (1994). Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus. Department of Antiquities, Cyprus. p. 121. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 International Association for Classical Archaeology (1984). Fasti archaeologici. Sansoni Editore. p. 340. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Christodoulou, Demetrios (1959). The evolution of the rural land use pattern in Cyprus. Geographical Publications. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  8. ↑ Vandenabeele, Frieda; Laffineur, Robert (1994). Cypriote stone sculpture: proceedings of the Second International Conference of Cypriote Studies, Brussel-Liège, 17-19 May, 1993 ... Groupe de contact interuniversitaire d'études chyproites, A. G. Leventis Foundation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Université de Liège. Retrieved 29 June 2012.