Limnitis
Encyclopedia
Limnitis is a village in the Tilliria region in Nicosia District
, North Western Cyprus
. The ancient Vouni Palace was located nearby. It is a small village located on the shores of the Morphou Bay
. The upper parts of the village are located 20 metres above sea level but settlement extends all the way down to the sea.
. The region shows clear signs of early settlement; the ruins of Vouni
Palace are located nearby, and the ruins of the city of Soli
are located a little further to the East.
Modern settlement in the area began in the early 19th century. Two families settled here; the Osman family settled in Xerovounos
and the Süleyman family settled in Selemani
.
called for the transfer of this region to a new "Greek Cypriot Constituent State" in a new Cypriot (con)-federation, while allowing the original inhabitants to retain their homes. This plan was later rejected by a majority of the Greek Cypriot population, and the area remains under the de facto control of the Turkish occupational forces.
and a further 1,500 live in Australia
.
The population was recorded as 429 in the 2006 TRNC Population Census (Source: The Final Results of TRNC General Population and Housing Unit Census, I and II stage results, amended 10 September 2007, http://nufussayimi.devplan.org/Kesin-sonuc-index_en.html.
s. Growing fruit
and vegetable
s and selling them at market
s provide their main source of income. The village is known for its strawberries
.
Nicosia District
For the district of Northern Cyprus, see Lefkoşa District.Nicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia...
, North Western Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. The ancient Vouni Palace was located nearby. It is a small village located on the shores of the Morphou Bay
Morphou Bay
Morphou Bay , is a part of the Mediterranean Sea, located on the North Western side of the island of Cyprus. It is named after the nearby inland town of Morphou . The bay forms the westernmost seaboard of the break-away Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which claims the bay as its own...
. The upper parts of the village are located 20 metres above sea level but settlement extends all the way down to the sea.
History
The village is located on the North Western slopes of the Troodos MountainsTroodos Mountains
Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 metres.The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus...
. The region shows clear signs of early settlement; the ruins of Vouni
Vouni
Vouni is a small village in Limassol District, Cyprus, located 7 km north of Agios Therapon....
Palace are located nearby, and the ruins of the city of Soli
Soli, Cyprus
thumb|right|250px|Map showing the 10 ancient city Kingdoms of CyprusSoli or Soloi is an ancient Greek city in the island of Cyprus, located south-west of Morphou and on the coast in the gulf of Morphou and dates back to about the 6th century BC...
are located a little further to the East.
Modern settlement in the area began in the early 19th century. Two families settled here; the Osman family settled in Xerovounos
Xerovounos
Xerovounos is a small village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, west of the town of Karavostasi....
and the Süleyman family settled in Selemani
Selemani
Selemani is an abandoned village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, near the Kato Pyrgos but within the UN Buffer Zone. Prior to 1974 the village was almost exclusively inhabited by Turkish Cypriots...
.
Annan Plan
The Annan Peace Plan for CyprusAnnan Plan for Cyprus
The Annan Plan was a United Nations proposal to resolve the Cyprus dispute, reuniting the breakaway Northern Cyprus with the Republic of Cyprus. The proposal was to restructure Cyprus as the "United Cyprus Republic", which would be a federation of two states. It was revised a number of times before...
called for the transfer of this region to a new "Greek Cypriot Constituent State" in a new Cypriot (con)-federation, while allowing the original inhabitants to retain their homes. This plan was later rejected by a majority of the Greek Cypriot population, and the area remains under the de facto control of the Turkish occupational forces.
Population
The size of the original population of the village seems to be disputed. According to figures of the Cypriot Government, the 1960 population was 323 (315 Turks and 8 Greeks) and in 1973, the population was estimated at 396, all Turks. (Source:http://kypros.org/Occupied_Villages/indexe.html, click on "Sources".) Turkish sources say that the town had swelled to about 1,200 people by 1968. The number is now down to about 80 people. Turkish sources estimate that around 2,000 people originating in the town now live in United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and a further 1,500 live in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The population was recorded as 429 in the 2006 TRNC Population Census (Source: The Final Results of TRNC General Population and Housing Unit Census, I and II stage results, amended 10 September 2007, http://nufussayimi.devplan.org/Kesin-sonuc-index_en.html.
The People
The people are farmerFarmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
s. Growing fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
and vegetable
Vegetable
The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant....
s and selling them at market
Market
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
s provide their main source of income. The village is known for its strawberries
Strawberry
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. Although it is commonly thought that strawberries get their name from straw being used as a mulch in cultivating the plants, the etymology of the word is uncertain. There...
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