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| Troodos | |
|---|---|
| Troödos | |
 Trees of Mount Olympus | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Olympus |
| Elevation | 1,952 m (6,404 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°55′N 32°50′E / 34.917°N 32.833°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Cyprus |
Troodos or Trodos[a] is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus – also known in Greek as Χιονίστρα – at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft).[1]
Covering a third of Cyprus's area,[2] the Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. The mountains form a significant rainshadow on the island.[3] There are many mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries, and churches on mountain peaks, and, nestling in its valleys and mountains, villages which cling to terraced hills. The area has been known since antiquity for its mines, which for centuries supplied copper to the entire Mediterranean. In the Byzantine period it became a centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monasteries[4] were built in the mountains, away from the threatened coastline.
The mountains are home to Troodos Station, a listening post for both the American National Security Agency and the British GCHQ.[5]
The name Troodos probably comes from one of two sources: either τρία + ὁδός (tría + hodós), referring to the three roads that lead to the mountain, or τό + ὄρος + Ἄδος (to + oro + Ados), meaning the mountains of Adonis.[6][7]
It has many endemic plants and animals,[2] including the endemic Cyprus cedar.[8]
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- ^ a b "Troodos Mountains - Mount Olympus". Cyprus Alive. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Ring, Uwe; Pantazides, Hermes (August 2019). "The Uplift of the Troodos Massif, Cyprus". Tectonics. 38 (8): 3124–3139. Bibcode:2019Tecto..38.3124R. doi:10.1029/2019TC005514. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Cyprus Travel Series: Troodos Mountains". Expand Your Property World. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ Cora Currier; Henrik Moltke (January 29, 2016). "Spies in the sky". The Intercept.
- ^ "Places to visit - Troodos Cyprus". www.justaboutcyprus.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "Snowy Mountains of Troodos - December at Olympos - Chionistra". www.cyprusalive.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ Breen, Patrick. "Cedrus libani subsp. brevifolia". Landscape Plants. Oregon State University. Retrieved 2025-01-10.