Agios Sozomenos
Agios Sozomenos | |
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| Αγιος Σωζόμενος (Greek) | |
Agios Sozomenos Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°3′57″N 33°26′18″E / 35.06583°N 33.43833°E | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Nicosia District |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Agios Sozomenos (Greek: Αγιος Σωζόμενος Turkish: Arpalık (lit. "place of barley")) is a deserted village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, close to the Green Line and near Potamia. It is located at the confluence of the Alikos river with the Gialias, the second-longest river of Cyprus.
The village is known for the Byzantine cave chapel dedicated to the hermit saint known as Sozomenos; the never-completed Latin church of Saint Mamas; and the ruined mud-brick buildings that date to before the village's abandonment in 1964. In recent years, the site has also become a popular attraction for visitors. There have been a number of archaeological excavations near the village, including a project focused on remains from the Late Bronze Age directed by Despina Pilides of the Department of Antiquities since 2016.