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Field photograph·JL297

Karpas peninsula: mountain, buildings and stones at Galinoporni

Village of low buildings spread across a valley at Galinoporni, Karpas peninsula, seen from rocky high ground.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL297. Public domain (CC0).

Description

View from rocky high ground over the village of Galinoporni on the Karpas peninsula, with many low, box-like buildings spread across the valley floor and tracks winding between them. Rounded hills rise behind the village, and a flat plain stretches to the left under a pale hazy sky. Large weathered boulders lie in the foreground, with sparse scrub on the slopes.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • View from a rocky hill over the village of Galinoporni, with low houses in the valley and bare hills beyond.
Description, scan 2
A wide view from a rocky hill looks down over a village of low houses spread across a valley floor. Bare hills and ridges rise behind the village, with a flat plain and a hazy horizon to the left. Large boulders and dry grass lie in the foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Photograph from the Karpas peninsula at Galinoporni, showing a mountain, buildings and stones.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)