Cyprus
Limassol district
Platanísteia

Platanisteia

Platanisteia is a village in the of , located 6 km north of . Prior to 1960, the village was inhabited almost exclusively by Turkish Cypriots.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 45 residents
  • Description: community in Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Çamlıca”, “Plâdanisya”, “Plataniskia”, and “Platanisya”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ágios Thomás and Alektora.

Village
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Agios Thomas is a village in the of , located 5 km northwest of . Until 1974, Agios Thomas had an exclusively Turkish Cypriot population.

Village
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, also known as Gökağaç, is a village in the of . It was established in the first millennium by residents of nearby villages and gradually Turkified and Islamicised during the rule of the Ottomans. is situated 2½ km west of Platanisteia.

Village
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is a village in the of , located 7 km north of . The 35th Pastelli Festival in took place on September 21, 2025, as announced in cyprusfoodmuseum.com. is situated 3½ km northeast of Platanisteia.

Platanisteia

Latitude
34.71214° or 34° 42′ 44″ north
Longitude
32.71094° or 32° 42′ 39″ east
Population
45
Elevation
379 metres (1,243 feet)
Open location code
8G6JPP66+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 290759181
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
146142
Wiki­data ID
Q280124
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Platanisteia” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պլատանիստեյա”
  • Asturian: “Platanisteia”
  • Bulgarian: “Платанистия”
  • Dutch: “Platanisteia”
  • French: “Platanístia”
  • German: “Platanistia”
  • Greek: “Platanísteia”
  • Greek: “Πλατανίσκια”
  • Greek: “Πλατανίστεια”
  • Hungarian: “Platanísztia”
  • Polish: “Platanistia”
  • Russian: “Платанискиа”
  • Spanish: “Platanisteia”
  • Turkish: “Bladanisya”

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