Mari (Cyprus)

Mari Μαρί Tatlısu / Mari
Basic data
State :	Cyprus
District :	Larnaka
Geographic coordinates :	34 ° 44 ′  N , 33 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 44 ′  N , 33 ° 18 ′  E
Height above d. M .:	87  m
Surface:	10.9706 km²
Residents :	158 (2011)
LAU-1 code no .:	CY-03
At Kalymnos Beach near the village

Mari ( Greek Μαρί , Turkish Tatlısu or Mari ) is a place in the Larnaka district in Cyprus . At the last official census in 2011, the place had 158 inhabitants.

location

Location of the municipality in the Larnaka district

Mari is located in the south of the island of Cyprus at an altitude of 87 meters, about 46 km south of the capital Nicosia , 35 km southwest of Larnaka and 22 km northeast of Limassol .

The place is about 1.5 km from the Mediterranean Sea on a hill. The area around Mari is dominated by industry, so there is a limestone quarry in the north, a cement works and various mines, oil refineries, the Vasilikos power plant and the Evangelos Florakis naval base in the south. There was an ammunition explosion on July 11, 2011 . Confiscated Iranian ammunition stored in containers exploded, wreaking havoc in the area, killing 15 and injuring over 60.

Places in the vicinity are Kalavasos in the north, Tochni and Psematismenos in the northeast, Zygi in the east, Pentakomo in the Limassol district in the west and Asgata in the northwest.

Web links

Commons : Mari, Cyprus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• further information on cyprusisland.net (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistical Service. cystat.gov.cy, accessed March 24, 2019 .  (Download)