Melandra, Cyprus Explained

Official Name:Melandra
Native Name:Μελάνδρα
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 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:34.9892°N 32.525°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6319

Melandra (Μελάνδρα, also spelled Μελάντρα, Turkish: Beşiktepe) is an abandoned Turkish Cypriot village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located southeast of Lysos. Prior to 1974, the village was inhabited by Turkish Cypriots.[2] The village is destroyed, apparently by shelling.

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: Archived copy . June 14, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071028223100/http://www.kypros-cyprus.com/maps/1960.jpg . October 28, 2007 .