Istinjon, Cyprus

Istinjon
Ιστιντζιόν
Tabanlı
Istinjon

Location in Cyprus

Coordinates: 34°58′30″N 32°31′38″E / 34.97500°N 32.52722°E / 34.97500; 32.52722Coordinates: 34°58′30″N 32°31′38″E / 34.97500°N 32.52722°E / 34.97500; 32.52722
Country  Cyprus
District Paphos District
Population (2001)[1]
  Total 0
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 6316

Istinjon (Greek: Κιός, Turkish: Tabanlı) is a deserted Turkish Cypriot village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 5 km south of Lysos. Most of its inhabitants fled during an attack and siege by Greek Cypriot forces that began on 25 July 1974. The village remains a ghost village in ruins.[2]

References

  1. Census 2001
  2. "ISTINCO". PRIO Cyprus Center. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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