Gypsou

(de jure) Cyprus • DistrictFamagusta DistrictCountry (de facto) Northern Cyprus^[1] • DistrictGazimağusa DistrictTime zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gypsou (Greek: Γύψου; Turkish: Akova), sometimes also Gypsos (from Gypsum), is a village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, near the town of Lefkoniko. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

The village got its name from a small hill about 1 mile to the north. From this hill the locals produced Plaster of Paris, commonly known as Gypsum hence the name Gypsos.^[2]

The climate is hot in summer with temperatures sometimes reaching 40 °C or 104 °F in August, whilst the winters are pleasant with maxima averaging about 15 °C or 59 °F in the winter months of January and February. The village was connected to the electricity network early in 1959-60 and all village roads surfaced with asphalt in 1962.^{[citation needed]}

This is a mainly small scale farming village with farmers producing wheat, barley, vegetables and fruit. ^{[citation needed]}

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