Apesia (Greek: Aπεσιά or Απαισιά) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 3 kilometres (2 miles) southeast of Korfi. Although the word απαίσια in Greek when the emphasis is on the middle syllable means ugly, the name of the village is pronounced in a different way, Απαισιά and the emphasis goes on the third syllable.

Apesia
Aπεσιά
village
Apesia is located in Cyprus
Apesia
Apesia
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 34°47′23″N 32°58′41″E / 34.78972°N 32.97806°E / 34.78972; 32.97806
Country Cyprus
DistrictLimassol District
Population
 (2011)
 • Total474
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttps://www.apesia.org.cy/

Apesia was in the world news in October 2014 after the theft of a six million euro Degas painting was reported.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Cypriot media release image of Russian suspected of 7.5 million Degas canvas theft". 4 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.