Zygi
Encyclopedia
Zygi is a small village located in the south of Cyprus
between Limassol
and Larnaca
. The coastline of the Mediterranean Sea
lies to the south. Before 1974, substantial Cypriot-Turks lived here and they named it as "Terazi" ("Scales" in Turkish).
The Evangelos Florakis Navy Base explosion of July 11, 2011 damaged every house in the village.
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...
between Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
and Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
. The coastline of the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
lies to the south. Before 1974, substantial Cypriot-Turks lived here and they named it as "Terazi" ("Scales" in Turkish).
The Evangelos Florakis Navy Base explosion of July 11, 2011 damaged every house in the village.