Fikardou
Sign in to saveFikardou () is an old settlement that has retained its traditional medieval characteristics. It is situated on the north eastern slopes of the Troodos Mountains, approximately 40 km southwest of Nicosia. The village today is almost deserted. It is connected by two roads, one from Klirou and the other of Kalo Chorio Klirou. Nearby are also the traditional Lazanias village and the Machairas Monastery. The village is owned by the Department of Antiquities. It has been proposed as a candidate for a World Heritage Site.
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- village
- Settlement.official_name
- Fikardou
- Settlement.native_name
- Φυκάρδου
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Fikarodou.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- y
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cyprus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nicosia District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2001
- Settlement.population_total
- 3
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Nicosia District
- Official name
- Φικάρδου
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Nicosia District
- Population
- 15
- Area
- 6.6305
- Elevation
- 1060
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Official website
- www.fikardouvillage.com
- Image
- Fikarodou.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- Commons category
- Fikardou
- native label
- Φικάρδου
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Fikardou () is an old settlement that has retained its traditional medieval characteristics. It is situated on the north eastern slopes of the Troodos Mountains, approximately 40 km southwest of Nicosia. The village today is almost deserted. It is connected by two roads, one from Klirou and the other of Kalo Chorio Klirou. Nearby are also the traditional Lazanias village and the Machairas Monastery. The village is owned by the Department of Antiquities. It has been proposed as a candidate for a World Heritage Site.
==History== Between 400AD – 800AD there was a lot of turmoil in the island's history due to anti-pagan legislations and Arab invasions. This led to dissident groups forming to avoid oppression and establish the rule of the sword as the basic tool for survival in this mountainous region. The original name of the Makhairas mountains came from the Greek term “to fight”.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fikardou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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