Lapithiou

34°54′7″N 32°36′2″E / 34.90194°N 32.60056°E / 34.90194; 32.60056Country CyprusDistrictPaphos DistrictPopulation • Total(Before 1,974: 300) / (After 1,974: around 40 depending on season)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal code

Lapithiou (Greek: Λαπηθιού, Turkish: Labikyu/Lapityu) is an abandoned village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Pano Panagia. Before 1974 it was mainly inhabited by Turkish Cypriots, whom abandoned the village and settled mainly in the occupied parts of Cyprus and London; after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Currently the houses in the village are rented out to foreign and local tourists by the government of Cyprus.

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