Theletra () is a village in the

Paphos District The Paphos District, or simply Paphos (also Pafos), is one of the six districts of Cyprus and it is situated in the western part of Cyprus. Its main town and capital is Paphos. The entire district is controlled by the internationally recognis ...

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, located 3 km east of

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. Theletra is located at 583m above sea level. It has 269 residents.
The village is accessible from the road that goes to Polis Chrysochou, after Stroumbi Village 500 meters to the left. There is an old village of Theletra and the new village. The old village was abandoned because of a huge earthquake that made the nearby hills to fall. The exact date is not verified. Katsarkes is a locality nearby, located at 657 m.a.s.l. In some instances the altitude exceeds 660 m.

Climate

Old Theletra

What many people do not know is that the so-called ‘New Theletra’ at the top of a hill is home to 269 inhabitants, while Old Theletra at the bottom of the hill has hardly any inhabitants, with the old village abandoned because of a huge earthquake that caused a great landslide estimated to have occurred about 40 years ago, as villagers fled their homes and set up a new base higher on the hills.

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