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Two stories are told regarding the naming of the village: The first version links the naming of the village to the name of the first resident. In particular, the first resident of the village was called Arminos and therefore the village was named Arminou. According to the second version (which is the
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on the F617 road from Filousa to Mandria. The village is on the Dhiarizos River which is second in terms of flow river in Cyprus. The Arminou Dam, an earthfill structure, is built in the Diarizos river and was inaugurated in December 1998. According to data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture,
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The main church of Arminou is dedicated to Agia Marina. Also located in Arminou is the now almost totally destroyed Holy Monastery of Timios Stavros which dates back to the middle of the 18th century. Nowadays only a small church and the wall surrounding the yard are preserved.
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Arminou has a small disused copper mine. Notably, in 2011 the Canadian corporation Northern Lion announced that after a preliminary airborne geophysical survey in the Arminou region it has discovered gold assays of up to 49.5grms per ton.
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Dr. Thalis Michaelides, a well-known Surgeon and former parliament member of the Republic of Cyprus, originates from the village of Arminou where he was born in 1927.
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Demetrakis G. Stylianides, ex-President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Cyprus and notable legal professional, was born in Arminou in 1927.
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Natural Resources and Environment, the dam's capacity is 4.3 million cubic metres, with a height of 40 metres and a length of 194 metres.
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In the 2011 Municipal elections, Andreas Petrou was voted 'muhtar' or Community President with 30 votes out of 42 registered voters.
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most likely one), the name derives from "Hermione", the name of an ancient Greek city in
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The population of Arminou has rapidly declined in the last 70 years:
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There is a third version which says that the village was founded by
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art festivals in the village in July 2012 and August 2013, ran by
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Arminou Reservoir
Arminou is located in Cyprus
34°51′42″N 32°43′10″E / 34.86167°N 32.71944°E / 34.86167; 32.71944
Cyprus
District
Paphos District
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Greek
Paphos District
Cyprus
Salamiou
South Greece
Armenians

XORKO Collaborative Arts Movement
non-profit
volunteers
Census 2001
"ARMINOU on the Dhiarizos River"
"Archived copy"
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"Εκλογεσ 2011: Εκλεγεντεσ Κοινοταρχεσ"
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