Kourtaka or Kourdaka[2] (Greek: Κούρτακα, Turkish: Kurtağa) is an abandoned Turkish Cypriot village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 8 km west of Ayios Photios. A settlement between Choulou and Letymvou, Kourdaka is a rare case of a community that has overcome desertion and abandonment, and instead, it has gained new life since 2012 with newcomers who have chosen to live in the area.
Kourtaka
Κούρτακα Kurtağa | |
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Coordinates: 34°51′3″N 32°31′59″E / 34.85083°N 32.53306°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Paphos District |
Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 6127 |
Historically, this small mountain village of Pafos, under the Frankish and Venetian domination, was a royal fief that changed hands, was gifted or leased among royal families and feudal lords of the time. Although it was mainly a Greek village, during the Ottoman domination, and more specifically in the 17th-18th century, its population changed its faith and were turned into Muslims, something confirmed by censuses during the British domination of the island.[3]
Topography
editKourtaka is located 380 m above sea level.[4][5] Lemona is located 1.5 km away.[6]
References
edit- ^ Census 2001
- ^ "Kourdaka, Cyprus - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Kourdaka - Cyprus". Cyprus. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Forecast for Kourtaka". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Kourtaka". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2019-07-17.