Lapithiou

Lapithiou
Lapithiou

Location in Cyprus

Coordinates: 34°54′7″N 32°36′2″E / 34.90194°N 32.60056°E / 34.90194; 32.60056Coordinates: 34°54′7″N 32°36′2″E / 34.90194°N 32.60056°E / 34.90194; 32.60056
Country  Cyprus
District Paphos District
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total (Before 1,974: 300) / (After 1,974: around 40 depending on season)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 6228

Lapithiou (Greek: Λαπηθιού, Turkish: Labikyu/Lapityu) is an abandoned village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Pano Panagia. Before 1974 it was mainly inhabited by Turkish Cypriots, whom abandoned the village and settled mainly in the occupied parts of Cyprus and London; after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Currently the houses in the village are rented out to foreign and local tourists by the government of Cyprus.

References

  1. ↑ Census 2001


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