Germasogeia (Germasógeia)
Germasogeia (Γερμασόγεια) is an eastern suburb of Limassol and a municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus. , Germasogeia had a population of 13,421. Its current mayor is Kyriakos Xidias. He won the local elections on 18 December 2016 as an independent candidate. During the elections, Xidias prevailed with 26.73% of the vote against 23.01% of two-term incumbent Andreas Gavrielides.
The small town was fortified in the medieval period by the Knights Templar. Germasogeia dam was built there in 1968.
The small town was fortified in the medieval period by the Knights Templar. Germasogeia dam was built there in 1968.
Map - Germasogeia (Germasógeia)
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Country - Cyprus
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The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains include the well-preserved ruins from the Hellenistic period such as Salamis and Kourion, and Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world. Cyprus was settled by Mycenaean Greeks in two waves in the 2nd millennium BC. As a strategic location in the Eastern Mediterranean, it was subsequently occupied by several major powers, including the empires of the Assyrians, Egyptians and Persians, from whom the island was seized in 333 BC by Alexander the Great. Subsequent rule by Ptolemaic Egypt, the Classical and Eastern Roman Empire, Arab caliphates for a short period, the French Lusignan dynasty and the Venetians was followed by over three centuries of Ottoman rule between 1571 and 1878 (de jure until 1914).
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
EL | Greek language |
TR | Turkish language |