Geroskipou
Sign in to saveGeroskipou (; ) is a coastal village and municipal district in the Paphos District of Cyprus. Its current population is approximately 7,000. It is noted for the production of lokum, a confectionery commonly known as Turkish delight in English, and is the only place in the world with protected geographical indication (essentially a trademark) for lokum.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Geroskipou is referenced by 191 other articles, and connects out to France, Greece and Cyprus.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Geroskipou and Municipalities in Paphos District.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Geroskipou
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village and municipal district
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Geroskipou skole 10-05-02.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Yeroskipou Municipality.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- 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
- Paphos District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ierokipia Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 8313
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Γεροσκήπου
- Population
- 7878
- Area
- 10.8596
- Official website
- www.geroskipou-municipality.com
- Image
- Geroskipou skole 10-05-02.jpg
- Dialing code
- 357 26
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- Commons category
- Yeroskipou
- postal code
- 8310
- native label
- Γεροσκήπου
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Encyclopedic overview
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Geroskipou (; ) is a coastal village and municipal district in the Paphos District of Cyprus. Its current population is approximately 7,000. It is noted for the production of lokum, a confectionery commonly known as Turkish delight in English, and is the only place in the world with protected geographical indication (essentially a trademark) for lokum.
==History== According to local tradition, and as is implied in the etymology of the town's name, Geroskipou was the site of the goddess Aphrodite's sacred gardens in Greek mythology. Its name, combining "yeros" (ιερός, holy) and "kipou" (κήπος, garden), means "holy garden". Ancient pilgrims from Nea Paphos passed through Geroskipou before reaching the temple of Aphrodite at Kouklia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Geroskipou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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