Tala, Cyprus
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  Tala | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′10″N 32°25′51″E / 34.83611°N 32.43083°E | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Paphos District |
| Government | |
| • Community Council President | Areti Pieridou |
| Lowest elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,695 |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | www |
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Tala (Greek: 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. [3][4] 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. [5][6]
History
Tala is the ancestral village of the singer
In his book 'Historic Cyprus' (second edition 1947), Rupert Gunnis (at that time Inspector of Antiquities on the island) wrote:
The Church of
St. George. Founders' tombs remain on the north and south walls, with traces of painting in their arches.
Gallery
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References
- ^ "Community Council - Tala". Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Population - Place of Residence, 2011". Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
- ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ "Forecast for Tála". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ "Tala Village". Cyprus Island. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ "General – Tala". Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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