National parks of Cyprus

There are ten National Forest Parks in Cyprus: ^{[1] [2]}

Name	Established	Location	Area (ha)	Photo
Athalassa National Forest Park	1990	Lefkosia District South-eastern edge of the city of Nicosia	840
Ayios Nikandros National Forest Park	2000	Famagusta District Near Ayia Napa	26
Cape Greco National Forest Park [3]	1993	Famagusta District Peninsula near Ayia Napa	385
Liopetri Forest	1984	Famagusta District Village of Liopetri	89
Machairas National Forest Park	2004	Lefkosia District 5 km from Lazanias	4523
Pedagogical Academy National Forest Park	1983	Lefkosia District Aglandjia suburb of Nicosia	45
Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodites Rock) National Forest Park (part of Ranti State Forest)	2001	Paphos District 10 km from Paphos	350
Polemidia National Forest Park	1996	Limassol District 6 km north of the city centre of Limassol	125
Rizoelia National Forest Park	1998	Larnaca District 3 km east of Aradippou and 7 km from Larnaca	97
Troodos National Forest Park [4]	1992	Limassol District Troodos Mountains	9147

Proposals for the Akamas National Forest Park are under government review during 2022. ^[5]

References

1. "National Parks of Cyprus". Cyprus Alive. 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
2. "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Cyprus". documents.protectedplanet.net. 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
3. "Cape Greco National Forest Park Ayia Napa". Love Ayia Napa. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
4. "Troodos National Forest Park". Limassol Tourism Development. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
5. "Presentation on the Sustainable Development Plan of the Akamas National Forest Park". Cyprus Press and Information Office. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

External links

• 2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Cyprus