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Lofou

Coordinates: 34°48′57″N 32°52′31″E / 34.81583°N 32.87528°E / 34.81583; 32.87528
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Lofou
Λόφου
village
Lofou village
Lofou village
Lofou is located in Cyprus
Lofou
Lofou
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 34°48′57″N 32°52′31″E / 34.81583°N 32.87528°E / 34.81583; 32.87528
Country Cyprus
DistrictLimassol District
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total10
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lofou (Greek: Λόφου) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 5 km northeast of Agios Therapon. Archaeological evidence indicates the area around the village has been inhabited since at least the early to middle Bronze Age.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Census 2001
  2. ^ Violaris, Yiannis; Scirè, Caterina; Fedi, Mariaelena; Caforio, Lucia; Bombardieri, Luca (2013). "The Bronze Age cemetery at Lofou-Koulauzou (Cyprus): towards a cross-analysis of radiocarbon results and funerary assemblages within the burial contexts". SOMA 2012: Identity and Connectivity. Proceedings of the 16th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology, Florence, Italy, 1–3 March 2012, Volume I (PDF). BAR International Series. Vol. 2581 (I). Archaeopress. pp. 331–344. ISBN 978-1-4073-1204-0.