Eptagoneia
Eptagoneia (Greek: Επταγώνεια) or Eftagoneia (Εφταγώνεια) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 4 km north of Kellaki.
Also it is located 28 km from Limassol town.
Eptagoneia is at the foot of Papoutsa and belongs to the Pitsilia geographic area and lies in a semi-mountainous area. It is near Arakapas, Kellaki, Akapnou some Limassol's villages and near Melini and Ora villages that belongs in the Larnaca district.
Etymology
The name of the village is a compound word which consists of two words in Greek; "epta" (επτά: meaning seven)" and "goneia" (γωνιά: meaning corner). There are two versions as to how the village got its name:
- The formation of the territory of the region is characterized by many corners.
- The village had seven neighborhoods in the past.
References
- ^ "Eptagonia".
- ^ Census 2001
- ^ "General". Eptagoneia. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-08.