National parks of Cyprus
There are ten National Forest Parks in Cyprus:[1][2]
| Name | Established | Location | Area
(ha) |
Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athalassa National Forest Park | 1990 | Lefkosia District
South-eastern edge of the city of Nicosia |
840 | 
|
| Ayios Nikandros National Forest Park | 2000 | Famagusta District
Near Ayia Napa |
26 | |
| Cape Greco National Forest Park[3] | 1993 | Famagusta District
Peninsula near Ayia Napa |
385 | 
|
| Liopetri Forest | 1984 | Famagusta District
Village of Liopetri |
89 | |
| Machairas National Forest Park | 2004 | Lefkosia District
5 km from Lazanias |
4523 | 
|
| Pedagogical Academy National Forest Park | 1983 | Lefkosia District
Aglandjia suburb of Nicosia |
45 | 
|
| Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodites Rock) National Forest Park
(part of Ranti State Forest) |
2001 | Paphos District
10 km from Paphos |
350 | 
|
| Polemidia National Forest Park | 1996 | Limassol District
6 km north of the city centre of Limassol |
125 | 
|
| Rizoelia National Forest Park | 1998 | Larnaca District | 97 | |
| Troodos National Forest Park[4] | 1992 | Limassol District | 9147 | .jpg)
|
Proposals for the Akamas National Forest Park are under government review during 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Parks of Cyprus". Cyprus Alive. 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Cyprus". documents.protectedplanet.net. 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Cape Greco National Forest Park Ayia Napa". Love Ayia Napa. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Troodos National Forest Park". Limassol Tourism Development. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Presentation on the Sustainable Development Plan of the Akamas National Forest Park". Cyprus Press and Information Office. Retrieved 2022-07-26.