Kourtaka
Kourtaka or Kourdaka 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lemona and Choulou.
Lemona
Village
Lemona is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located about 25 km northeast of the town of Paphos and 7 km west of Agios Fotios. It may have taken its name at old times from many stagnant waters that existed in the area or from many lemon trees in the area.
Choulou
Village
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Choulou is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 6 km west of Agios Fotios at an elevation of about 350 m above sea level. It is located in the centre of the district next to the village Lemona and near Statos-Agios Photios and Letymbou villages.
Letymvou
Village
Letymvou is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 12 km north of Paphos. It is located 383m above sea level and receives 620 mm of rainfall annually.
Kourtaka
- Type: Hamlet with 7 residents
- Description: community in Paphos District, Republic of Cyprus
- Categories: community of Cyprus Republic and locality
- Location: Koúrdaka, Paphos district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.85862° or 34° 51′ 31″ northLongitude
32.5405° or 32° 32′ 26″ eastPopulation
7Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)Open location code
8G6JVG5R+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 8229489504OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
146428Wikidata ID
Q6434729
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