Coordinates: 35°07′04″N 32°56′51″E / 35.11778°N 32.94750°E / 35.11778; 32.94750

Angolemi

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Angolemi
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Country (de jure)File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto)File:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefke District
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
181
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Angolemi (Greek: Αγγολέμι; Turkish: Taşpınar) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, southwest of Morphou. De facto, it is administered as part of the Lefke District of Northern Cyprus.

Etymology

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According to a suggestion, the name Angolemi is given by the Lusignans, after the town of Angoulême in France.[3][4] Some sources say that a knight from Angoulême lived in the village in the Middle Ages.[5]

Another suggestion says that the name is derived from the former Patriarch of Antioch, Pierre d'Angoulême.[6][7]

The village is commonly known as Angolem among local people.

Architecture

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The houses in the village are mainly made of adobe, while concrete ones are also present. The village has developed to the fields outside the village since early 2000s.[4][8]

Many houses are neglected and abandoned because of migration to Nicosia. There are unused vehicles in the streets.[4]

Demographics

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The first information about the population of the village is from the time of Mahmud II.

Population by year
2011 181
2006 212[9]
1996 245[10]
1960 222[10]
1946 208[11]
1831 25 (only men)[12]

References

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  1. ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
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  3. ^ Charles Fraser Beckingham (1983). Between Islam and Christendom: travellers, facts, and legends in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, p. 356, Variorum Reprints. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  4. ^ a b c Lüzinyanlardan beri var olan bir köy: Taşpınar (Angolem) (A village which exists since the time of Lusingnans: Taşpınar Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Kıbrıs)
  5. ^ Gunnis, Rupert (1956). Historic Cyprus: a guide to its towns and villages, monasteries and castles. Methuen.
  6. ^ Ahmet C. Gazioğlu (1994). Kıbrıs'ta Türkler, 1570-1878: 308 yıllık Türk dönemine yeni bir bakış, p. 116, Kıbrıs Araştırma ve Yayın Merkezi.
  7. ^ Nazım Beratlı (1993). Kıbrıslı Türklerin tarihi, p. 156, Galeri Kültür yayınları.
  8. ^ Angolemi at Google Earth
  9. ^ 2006 Census Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
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