Moniatis
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Moniatis
Μονιάτης Monyat | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′7″N 32°53′49″E / 34.86861°N 32.89694°E | |
| Country | |
| District | Limassol District |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 227 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Moniatis (Greek: Μονιάτης, Turkish: Monyat) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 5 km southeast of Pano Platres. Moniatis was historically a mixed village of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. The origin of the name is possibly due to the monasteries around it, "mones".[2]