Kalavasos

Kalavasos (Greek: Καλαβασός; Turkish: Kalavason) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 6 km north of Zygi. In its vicinity, there are copper mines. The name is reputed to mean beautiful (καλά) wooded valley (βάσσα) in old Greek. History Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age. The Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos.