Tala, Cyprus
Tala ( el, Τάλα) is a large suburban village 6 km north of Paphos, Cyprus. Many non- Cypriots (mostly British) have moved here permanently or have a summer home in Tala. Agios Neophytos Monastery is 1 km north. Is located 290 meters above sea level. Tala receives an average annual rainfall of about 520 millimeters; grapevines (wine-making and table grape varieties), citrus fruits (orange trees, lemon trees), locust, olive, almond, and walnut trees, cereals, forage plants, vegetables, and a few banana trees are cultivated in the region. As far as stockbreeding is concerned, it is limited. History Tala is the ancestral village of the singer Cat Stevens. His father, Stavros Georgiou, was born here in 1900. Tala is the birthplace of Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, the current Archbishop of Cyprus. In his book 'Historic Cyprus' (second edition 1947), Rupert Gunnis (at that time Inspector of Antiquities on the island) wrote: Gallery File:A@a Agios Neophytos Monastery Pa ...
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Districts Of Cyprus
Cyprus is divided into six districts ( gr, επαρχίες; tr, kaza), whose capitals share the same name. The districts are subdivided into municipalities and communities. The districts of Cyprus are listed in the table below. Note: Northern Cyprus-controlled lands are included in the area figures, but population was not enumerated there. The UN Buffer Zone is included in both population and area figures. Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory o ... are not included in the area figures, but non-military Cypriot citizens residing there were enumerated. See also * List of cities, towns and villages in Cyprus * ISO 3166-2:CY * Districts of Northern Cyprus References External links CityMayors articleat ''geo.webnabor.com'' Subdivis ...
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