Gialias
Sign in to saveThe Gialias (also Yialias; , ) is the second longest river in Cyprus. It has a length of , river originating in the Troodos Mountains and Mesaoria. In its course passes through the plain of Mesaoria and flows into Famagusta Bay. Its depth reaches up to 9 meters.
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The Gialias (also Yialias; , ) is the second longest river in Cyprus. It has a length of , river originating in the Troodos Mountains and Mesaoria. In its course passes through the plain of Mesaoria and flows into Famagusta Bay. Its depth reaches up to 9 meters.
In 1952, the Pano Lythrodonta dam with a capacity of 32,000 m3 and a height of 10 meters was built in Gialias.
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