Agios Nikolaos Lefkas Explained

Settlement Type:village
Official Name:Agios Nikolaos Lefkas
Native Name:Άγιος Νικόλαος Λεύκας / Yamaç
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cyprus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Nicosia District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:0
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.0911°N 32.8847°W

Agios Nikolaos Lefkas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Νικόλαος Λεύκας, Turkish: Yamaç) is an abandoned village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, and it lies within the UN Buffer Zone. In 1946, the village had a population of 132. This declined to 67 by the time of the 1960 census and the village was abandoned altogether with the creation of the UN Buffer Zone.[2]

References

  1. http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/A5E0A9096615A568C2257122003FB72E/$file/POPULATION%20BY%20MUNICIPALITY_COMMUNITY-EN.xls?OpenElement Census 2001
  2. Web site: Agios Nikolaos Lefkas . 22 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183331/http://www.mlahanas.de/Cyprus/Geo/AgiosNikolaosLefkas.html . 28 June 2011 . dead .