Today, this aqueduct is the only one that remains and stands just three kilometres from the town close to the main road.It is known at the ‘Kamares Aquaduct’ from the Greek word meaning ‘archway’.
Much of the aqueduct is still standing but what is an interesting fact is that none of the remaining 33 arches is identical in width!
n the 18th century, Larnaca was suffering from an acute shortage of water and to alleviate the problem, the wealthy Ottoman governor had a series of three aqueduct built in Roman style.
The aqueducts stretched from the Tremithos River - nine kilometers through the area north of the Kiti dam, and on to the south-west of the town. Work on the aqueduct begun in 1747 and was completed within three years. The aqueduct were made from limestone hewn from the ancient Kitium and had ‘u’ shaped stone channels. The water was brought to the town through a chain of wells along the river bank, but later as larger water supplies were needed two boreholes were dug and the aqueducts were used until 1939. Many thanks for all your views,comments and favs,always much appreciated.
