Koilani
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Koilani (Greek: Κοιλάνι) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Pera Pedi.
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Koilani
Κοιλάνι | |
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Coordinates: 34°50′41″N 32°51′37″E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Limassol District |
Government | |
• President of Community Council | Kyriakos Chatzicharalambous |
Elevation | 2,690 ft (820 m) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 280 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 4776 |
Website | Official Koilani Village Website |
The village of Koilani is built close to the west bank of the river Kryos (Cold River), a tributary of the Kouris River, at an altitude of 820 meters. Tall mountaintops are visible from the village. It is 36 kilometres from Limassol (north-westerly). The village is connected through a motorway to Pera Pedi in the east, to Vouni in the south-east, to Mandria in the north, and to Silikou in the south-east. Koilani has preserved the traditional folk architecture of the wine-producing villages of the Limassol district. Narrow, paved, ascending alleys, tiled roofs, yard walls with earthenware jars, balconies, and arches with embossed frames at the entrances of houses that are built with regional, carved limestone, provide the visitor a taste of the tradition and inheritance of the village[citation needed]
For the naming of the village, there are several interpretations:
- . According to one version, up to the Byzantine years it was named Kourion or Korineon and after the Frank Domination era it took its name from a French region of the same name.
- . Another version assumes that it originated from the ancient city of Kyllene of Pelloponesos (Greece) from where the first inhabitants of the village came. However, this does not seem very probable if it is accepted that the village was named Kourion or Korineon during ancient times.
- . A third version contemplates that the village took its name due to standing in a valley. In reality, however, the village is built upon a steep slope of the Arames Mountain.
Koilani receives an average annual rainfall of about 750 millimetres; mainly vines of wine-making varieties, and apple, pear, almond, olive, and citrus trees are cultivated in its region. Koilani is among the premiere wine-producing villages of Cyprus. Apart from the grape derivatives produced -raisins, "khiofterka" (dry must jelly in rhomboid shape), "ppaluzes" (must jelly), "epsiman" (must molasses), "portos" (pulp with boiled must and wheat), "sousioukkos" (must-stick with almonds), "Zivania" (very strong, transparent, alcoholic beverage). The village is known for its aromatic "arkatena" (crunchy rusks with yeast) as well as its sweet pastries and the unique wine made in Koilani. Quite a few areas in the community are uncultivated and in natural vegetation grows in them. Stockbreeding is limited.