Kourtaka

Kourtaka or Kourdaka^[2] (Greek: 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.

Country Cyprus

Elevation

380 m (1,250 ft)

Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Postal code

6127

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Kourtaka Κούρτακα Kurtağa
Kourtaka Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 34°51′3″N 32°31′59″E
Country	Cyprus
District	Paphos District
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	6127

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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]