Zygi

Zygi Ζύγι Terazi
Basic data
State :	Cyprus
District :	Larnaka
Geographic coordinates :	34 ° 44 ′  N , 33 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 44 ′  N , 33 ° 20 ′  E
Height above d. M .:	10  m
Surface:	2.21933 km²
Residents :	589 (2011)
LAU-1 code no .:	CY-03
Website:	zygi.com/en

Zygi ( Greek Ζύγι , Turkish Terazi ) is a place in the Larnaka district in Cyprus . At the last official census in 2011, the place had 589 inhabitants.

Location and surroundings

Location of the municipality in the Larnaka district

Zygi is located in the south of the island of Cyprus at an altitude of about 10 meters, about 48 km south of the capital Nicosia , 31 km southwest of Larnaka and 24 km northeast of Limassol .

The place is located directly on the Mediterranean Sea and has a small port, the Zygi Marina . Therefore Zygi is known as a fishing village with several fish taverns in direct harbor. The A1 and the main road B1 run to the north and the Limassol district begins a few kilometers to the west .

The immediate area is more agricultural, about one kilometer to the west, however, are refineries, a cement plant, the Vasilikos power plant (largest and most modern power plant in the country) and the Evangelos Florakis naval base . There there was an ammunition explosion on July 11, 2011 , which severely damaged the power plant and the surrounding area, claiming 15 lives and over 60 injuries.

Places in the vicinity are Tochni and Psematismenos in the north, Maroni in the northeast, Mari in the west and Kalavasos in the northwest.

Web links

Commons : Zygi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Zygi on the official tourism website for Larnaca region (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistical Service. cystat.gov.cy, accessed March 24, 2019 .  (Download)
2. ↑ Zygi , larnakaregion.com, accessed April 4, 2019 (English)
3. ↑ Zygi Marina , cyprusisland.net, accessed on April 4, 2019 (English)
4. ↑ spiegel.de , July 11, 2011: Several dead in a series of explosions (accessed April 4, 2019)