Interesting Facts about Cyprus

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about Cyprus.

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3 curious facts about Cyprus.

Cyprus is said to be the birthplace of Aphrodite (Venus), the Greek goddess of love. The myth says that she rose from the sea at Petra tou Romiou in Pafo
Salt is collected from the salt lakes in summer when the heat dries up the water exposing the salt.
Copper has been mined in Cyprus for thousands of years. The name Cyprus probably derives from the Greek for copper - kypros.