Kourtaka Explained

Official Name:Kourtaka
Other Name:Kurtağa
Native Name:Κούρτακα
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cyprus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Paphos District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial Metric
Population As Of:2001
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:0
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.8508°N 32.5331°W
Elevation M:380
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6127

Kourtaka or Kourdaka[2] ( 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.

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

Kourtaka is located 380 m above sea level.[4] [5] Lemona is located 1.5 km away.[6]

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: Kourdaka, Cyprus - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates. geographic.org. 2019-07-17.
  3. Web site: Kourdaka - Cyprus. Cyprus. en-US. 2019-07-17.
  4. Web site: GeoNames.org. www.geonames.org. 2019-07-17.
  5. Web site: Forecast for Kourtaka. yr.no. en-gb. 2019-07-17.
  6. Web site: Kourtaka. Mapcarta. en. 2019-07-17.