Tremetousia
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Tremetousia is a village in the Larnaca District
of Cyprus
, located 7 km east of Athienou
. The town is one of only four villages in the Larnaca District under the control of the occupying Turkish forces, the other three being Arsos
, Melouseia
and Pergamos.
Tremetousia is the modern name of the ancient village called Trimythous (or Tremithous), which is internationally known from its Bishop Saint Spyridon
of Trimythous.
Larnaca District
Larnaca District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is Larnaca. A small part of the district was occupied by the Turkish army in 1974....
of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, located 7 km east of Athienou
Athienou
Athienou is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Pyla, Troulloi and Deneia...
. The town is one of only four villages in the Larnaca District under the control of the occupying Turkish forces, the other three being Arsos
Arsos
Arsos is the name of two villages in Cyprus :*Arsos, Larnaca, in Northern Cyprus*Arsos, Limassol, a village near Limassol...
, Melouseia
Melouseia
Melouseia is a village in the Larnaca District part of Northern Cyprus, located east of Athienou. The town is one of four villages in the Larnaca District under the control of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the other three being Arsos, Pergamos and Tremetousia....
and Pergamos.
Tremetousia is the modern name of the ancient village called Trimythous (or Tremithous), which is internationally known from its Bishop Saint Spyridon
Saint Spyridon
Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous also sometimes written Saint Spiridon is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions.-Life:...
of Trimythous.