CY030
Mia Milia Sewage Treatment Plant


Country/territory: Cyprus

IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C6 (2012)
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Area: 592 hectares (5.92 km2)

BirdLife Cyprus
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2013 not assessed high not assessed
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Site summary
A man-made set of sewage treatment pools and surrounding agricultural land on the outskirts of Nicosia. The site attracts breeding waders and has regularly attracted small but significant numbers of the globally threatened White-headed Duck in winter.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mia Milia Sewage Treatment Plant (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mia-milia-sewage-treatment-plant-iba-cyprus on 24/12/2024.